Turn Right At the Light? Or Left?

A recent article in the Times Online reported on a cruise ship that had run aground, stranding 662 passengers in the Baltic Sea. Cause of the accident was the navigator was unclear whether to go right around the (unnamed) lighthouse, or around to the left. He obviously chose the wrong direction, stranding the mostly elderly German passengers. All were evacuated from the stuck ship safely.Continued...

Michigan AtoN Team Services Maine Lights

An interesting press release from the Coast Guard regarding lighthouses: Commander Stu Merrill, the Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard’s Air Station Traverse City, along with his crew of Lieutenant Joan Snaith, Aviation Maintenance Technician First Class Joe McGuire and Aviation Electrical Technician Second Class Adam Morehouse, assisted members of the Coast Guard’s Aids to Navigation Team out of Portland, Maine to repair and perform preventive maintenance on lighthouses along the Maine Coast.Continued...

Warden Head Lighthouse Repaired

The beautiful Warden Head Lighthouse in Ulladulla, NSW, Australia, is the first of fourteen NSW lights to get revamped. Wrapped in scaffolding, it will be getting a new paint job and rust removal over the next several weeks, along with any other damage found from recent vandalism incidents. Funding is provided by the state to the tune of $60,000 AUD.Continued...

Cape Blanco Lighthouse Needs Operator

Curry County (Oregon) Commissioner Georgia Nowlin recently told the Board of Commissioners that the Bureau of Land Management has decided it is not renewing its contract to operate the Cape Blanco Lighthouse (Port Orford). “Someone has to step up or the lighthouse will be closed to the public,” said Nowlin. “Oregon State Parks and the BLM are bickering. They better figure it out because the lease expires on March 31, 2009.”

Sandy Point, NS, Gets Funding

The Sandy Point Lighthouse, Shelburne, NS will get a new lease on life thanks to investments by the federal, provincial and municipal governments. Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is investing more than $38,000, Nova Scotia Economic Development is investing $20,000, and the Municipality of the District of Shelburne is contributing $10,000 towards the project.Continued...