In early October 1814, more than two years into the War of 1812, a monumental fight between the Americans and the British took place off the south shore of Nantucket.
At 2019's Lifesavers Recognition Day, Jennifer Hudson, Director of Instruction at Sankaty Head Golf Club, received a Maurice E. Gibbs Accommodation Award. This is her moving acceptance letter.
On World Maritime Day, Egan spreads awareness for its Sea of Opportunities and the maritime industry's stockpile of possibilities for Nantucket’s youth.
For the sixth academic year, the Sea of Opportunities core Oceanography and Maritime Studies class is back in session with 119 eighth grade students.
Maurice E. Gibbs and Jennifer Hudson will be honored at 2019's Lifesavers Recognition Day with the first ever Maurice E. Gibbs Commendation Awards.
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.
On Saturday, September 21, the Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum will participate in the "Smithsonian" magazine's 15th annual Museum Day from 10am to 5pm.
Nantucket fine art photographer, Daniel Sutherland, gifts three of his striking photographs to Egan Maritime and the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum.
A gift to the Museum greatly enhances permanent exhibitions in the Shannon Gallery, while expanding the story of an iconic Nantucket lifesaver and Tuckernuck resident, Erastus Chapel.