Basically, a lightship is a floating lighthouse. The reason they
started using them was because it just wasn’t practical to build
a lighthouse [in some locations]. Nantucket Lightship Station
was called THE STATUE OF LIBERTY OF THE SEA. When a lot of
immigrants came in, this was the first US landmark they saw.
I’ve always been involved with the water and sailing. My
passion, MY INTEREST IS MARITIME HISTORY. Back in August 2008,
my wife brought in the paper. There was a photo of the Nantucket
Lightship and a story saying that it was for sale and IN DANGER
OF BEING SCRAPPED. The thing that is ironic is that this is the
most historic and famous lightship in the United States, and yet
it was orphaned. We said, “It’d be a shame to let something
happen to this ship.” Because of our professional skills and
some contacts, [my wife and I] said we’d get people together,
put funding together, and start a nonprofit. So we established a
501(c)(3) — the US Lightship Museum. As an organization, we’re
three years old. Our pr