Aster Runs Aground On Carolina Shoals
She arrived off New Inlet on 7 October and began her blockading duties. About an hour before midnight, she sighted a vessel steaming toward New Inlet and gave chase. Just as she was about to cut off the blockade runner—which later proved to be the Halifax steamer Annie -- Aster grounded on Carolina Shoals.
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