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Ryan Gentry Honored For Nearly 29 Years of Service With U.S. Coast Guard

2025-04-19T20:40:33-04:00April 17th, 2025|Categories: Celebrating 150 Years, Home Featured|

We increased our attendance to 15,000 from March-November. We brought ShredFest to a new home on Hatteras Island. We recruited volunteers to assist the Park Service to open Little Kinnakeet Life-Saving Station to the public for weekly guided tours. That station had been closed for the past 20 years.

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CHEC lends a hand to replace missing Chicamacomico L.S.S Wreck Pole

2025-04-01T15:58:42-04:00April 1st, 2025|Categories: Home Featured, News Release|

CHEC lends a hand to replace missing Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Wreck Pole that was washed away during a storm   The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) came to the rescue of the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (LSS) by donating and installing a new wreck pole so that the historic site’s weekly life-saving drill reenactments could return for the 2025 [...]

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The Forgotten No More

2025-04-01T16:00:13-04:00December 28th, 2024|Categories: Celebrating 150 Years|

Courageous. Resilient. Dedicated. Brave. Kind. Forgotten. The list could go on to describe the men who served in the 280 United States Lifesaving Stations along the east coast, west coast, and the Great Lakes. While this series focused on the original seven North Carolina stations, the same could be said of all the station crews. They [...]

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The End of an Era

2024-12-28T12:27:06-05:00December 19th, 2024|Categories: Celebrating 150 Years|

During the wee hours of May 14, 1954, a freighter named, the Omar Babun, ran into rough seas and high winds just off the coast of North Carolina. The cargo of heavy machinery came loose from its bindings and was a threat from within. In an effort to save his crew, the vessel’s captain intentionally beached [...]

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Heightened Anticipation

2024-12-19T09:03:21-05:00December 12th, 2024|Categories: Celebrating 150 Years|

On January 27, 1920, a nor’easter had been blowing overnight making all stations alert for potential incidents. Surfmen on duty in watchtowers struggled to see past the storm and those on overnight beach patrol reported that the lack of visibility would have prevented them from seeing a vessel in distress. As the sun began to rise, [...]

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Gracious Courtesy

2024-12-19T09:03:33-05:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: Celebrating 150 Years|

On January 24, 1920, a steamer, El Siglo, became stranded in a fog bank near the Nags Head Coast Guard Station. The crew responded but found the steamer needed no assistance other than transporting two injured members of the El Siglo crew to the doctor in Manteo. All in a Day’s Work Sometimes it’s about being [...]

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Unending Tenacity

2024-12-12T09:11:51-05:00November 29th, 2024|Categories: Celebrating 150 Years|

On August 5, 1919, an eleven year old boy, Orville, was out in his rowboat and fell overboard. He shouted for help and was able to get the attention of bystanders on the beach which included his father and Keeper R. L. Westcott from the Kitty Hawk Coast Guard station. The two men hurried to secure [...]

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Adapt and Improvise

2024-11-29T18:24:29-05:00November 15th, 2024|Categories: Celebrating 150 Years|

On June 29, 1918, the vessel, the Hattie Gage, stranded in a thick fog bank near the Nags Head Coast Guard Station. Two of the seven crew members attempted to land their lifeboat but capsized trying to land through the surf. One of the sailors was rescued and revived by the NHCGS crew while the other [...]

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