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The "Joseph Starbuck" was a beautiful Nantucket-built whaling ship. On November 27 in 1842, she left the island on route to Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, a destination she would never reach.

As part of Cyrus Peirce Middle School's "Read Around Nantucket" program, sixth grade students participated in a morning of hands-on activities at three cultural and historical Nantucket locations.

Officially opened on November 24, 1883, the Coskata Life Saving Station house was transported on a barge in the mid 20th century and became part of Coast Guard Station Brant Point.

On September 11, 2019, Egan Maritime Institute, in partnership with Nantucket Cottage Hospital, honored two members of the Nantucket community with the Maurice E. Gibbs Commendation Award.

On Thursday, October 10, at the Nantucket Community Pool, eighth graders from Cyrus Peirce Middle School raced their cardboard constructed boats as part of Egan's Sea of Opportunities class.

On October 21 in 1865, a remarkable expression of Nantucket’s unwavering human spirit rescued a sixty-two year old Captain and his four crewmen from a watery grave off the island’s south shore.

On August 7, Egan Maritime's Sea of Opportunities Benefit Luncheon honored Sheila Lucey, Nantucket's Harbor Master, and toasted its founding trustees with special remarks by Nat Philbrick.