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Tapering Spar Saves Lighthouse Crew in Ice Storm
A raging Atlantic gale besets Land's End lighthouse as a disabled liner pockets the reef. Captain, crew, and two sisters endure the siege while a fearless boy climbs the mast to throw a line toward the gallery. Brand guides with stoic humor and duty amid catastrophe.
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Spionkop
Brand
St. Louis
Ireland
Scilly Isles
North Sea
Enid
Constance
Turner
Dad
Stephen Brand
Land's End
Seven Stones
St. Agnes
Yuthard
Penzance
Atlantic