Discover Nantucket's maritime heritage while hearing the daring stories of the island's heroic lifesavers and dramatic shipwrecks.
Egan Maritime Institute believes in the power of education to create an innovative and inspired maritime workforce for tomorrow.
Latest News & Stories
Sep 11, 2019
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News
A New Commendation Award at the Museum
Maurice E. Gibbs and Jennifer Hudson will be honored at 2019's Lifesavers Recognition Day with the first ever Maurice E. Gibbs Commendation Awards.
Sep 9, 2019
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Museum
Nantucket's Lifesaving Legacy
Lifesaving is the most inspiring and humbling legacy Nantucket has made in the maritime world. With great esteem, Egan Maritime remembers those whose efforts to save lives were recognized.
Sep 9, 2019
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Museum
Fifteenth Annual Museum Day
On Saturday, September 21, the Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum will participate in the "Smithsonian" magazine's 15th annual Museum Day from 10am to 5pm.