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Latest News & Stories
May 21, 2019
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Museum
Remembering CBM Gordon B. Kenney, USCG
The Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum will honor CBM Gordon B. Kenney, USCG at the Friday, May 24 Members Reception, calling in the 2019 season at 158 Polpis Road.
May 17, 2019
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News
The Museum Opens for the 2019 Season
With new artifacts from the collection on display and a new exhibition to share with the public, the Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum will open its doors on Saturday, May 25.
May 15, 2019
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Museum
The Old Ocean Teaches the Hard Way
On the 85th Anniversary of the Sinking of Nantucket Lightship LV-117, we recount the events and people who were part of the tragedy that occurred that day 43 miles off Nantucket.