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Lightships fade as all-metal towers take over the Coasts Guard duty
The Coast Guard plans to replace most lightships with all-metal towers including Ambrose and Saxland, ending a century of buoyed warning near New York harbor. Notable ships like Ambrose WAL-513 logged perilous duties, battles with weather, and wartime rescues before the shift to offshore towers, leaving crews to remember a life of danger and service.
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Joan Mulligan
Coast Guard
Cate Ter
Ambiose
Phillip Gnepel
Ambrose
Scotland
New York Harbor
America
Pacife
Flirtbush
Buays
Saxland Towers
Wathshore
Florida
New York
West Jonciiade
Ambrose Owas
Green Bay
Dean Seay
Bobby Pierce
Franklin
Skot
Nantucket
Alassidhasis
LS Nanticket
Azaley
SS. Vineyard
Cuttyhunk
Martha’s Vineyard
Mass
Beilee
Jackson
AMT
Blunt's
San Francisco
Enida