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News Items & Articles from the World Wide Web

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   On Saluting the Flag of the U. S. A. from Jay McCarthy

The End of Loran

Buyer has ambitious plans for Frying Pan Shoals Tower (July 14, 2010)

The Overfalls is nearing completion  (June 30, 2010)

All of the Latest news on the Nantucket (LV 112) Move  in (March 2010)

1975: The end of the Lightships

Nantucket (LV 112) Move and Volunteer Information

Lightship’s Beacon Beckons

Buying and renovating a lightship

Nantucket, MA Lightship NANTUCKET Sunk, May 1934

Fun at the "Coast Guard Heritage Museum", or "Massive" items moved to 2nd Deck!

The Nantucket Lightship isn't exactly like the other homes we feature on Square Feet...and that's precisely why we love it -- it's a boat, er, a lightship. The Lightship has a rich history with roots as a US Coast Guard, but is now a luxury yacht. Business Manager Luke Webster takes us on deck.  

Hero Bernie Webber dies in Florida @ age 80

Museum dedication articles from The American Lighthouse Foundation website

"Lightship Service Tradition Preserved": By Francis I. Broadhurst, Cape Cod Times

    Quest for Lightship Number One Part 1:  by Ron Janard

    Quest for Lightship Number One Part 2: by Ron Janard

    Quest for Lightship Number One Part 3: by Ron Janard

    Quest for Lightship Number One, Finally......the artifacts: by Ron Janard

    The Lightship Sailors Association! Parts 1,  2,  and 3: by Ron Janard

    The Lightship Sailors Association! Part 4: The View from the Lighthouse!: by Ron Janard

With permission from LSA Historian & "Honorary Lightship Sailor", Ron Janard

The USCG Lightship Sailors are featured on the  U. S. Coast Guard Heritage Museum website

   Second Lives 3:  by "The Tugster",  A waterblog    February 5, 2007

   Summer Solstice!:  by "The Tugster",  A waterblog    June 20, 2007

    1929 Lightship:  by "The Tugster",  A waterblog    December 3, 2008

   Enlightening!:  by "The Tugster",  A waterblog    May 12, 2008

   LV 112 or 612:  by "The Tugster",  A waterblog    November 6, 2008

   Beacon WLV-612:  by "The Tugster",  A waterblog    January 13, 2009

   18 Lightships:  by "The Tugster",  A waterblog    January 14, 2009

With permission from our friend William Van Dorp,  AKA "The Tugster"

WLV 612

    The Lightship Nantucket - Part 1: A Ship Reborn / Old Salt Blog  

    The Lightship Nantucket - Part 2: A New Paradigm for Ship Preservation / Old Salt Blog  

Nantucket Lightship Custody Battle (LV 117)

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