News & Stories

Native Nanucketer Robert "Bob" Egan and his wife, Marsha, have supported and been actively involved with Egan Maritime for nearly two decades.

Nantucket's lifesaving stories come alive at the Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum when island students interact with artifacts from the collection and share their experiences with peers.

This summer, Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum brings to life the 1851 voyage of the passenger ship "British Queen," its demise, and how Nantucketers saved the lives of all on board.

In 2009 the Francis family donated a Congressional Silver Medal awarded for lifesaving to the Museum. Ten years later, we remember this thoughtful gift that shares Nantucket's legacy of valor.

In early spring of 1879, over the course of four treacherous days, eleven ships wrecked off Nantucket shores. Remarkable feats of rescue ensued.

A Nantucket New School third grade class is currently enjoying a four week unit in which Egan Maritime's Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum serves as a classroom.

In celebration of Women's History Month we remember Egan Maritime's founding woman, Dorothy Harrison Egan, whose service and commitment to improving Nantucket were unmatched.

As we focus on black history this month, specifically black history in Maritime Nantucket, we must ask, did our black Nantucketers of days past receive equal treatment when they were on the island?

In 2019 Egan Maritime is celebrating thirty years since established as Bud Egan's vision of cultural heritage, honoring Nantucket's seafaring legacy.