5593. (newspaper) Fear Lightship off Nantucket May Have Sunk…Last Wireless Message to Shore Said that She Was Leaking Badly and in Helpless Condition….
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5593. (newspaper) Fear Lightship off Nantucket May Have Sunk…Last Wireless Message to Shore Said that She Was Leaking Badly and in Helpless Condition….
5593. (newspaper) Fear Lightship off Nantucket May Have Sunk…Last Wireless Message to Shore Said that She Was Leaking Badly and in Helpless Condition…. The World. December 11, 1905. On December 10, 1905, during heavy gale, while relieving Nantucket LV 66, Lightship No. 58 developed a serious leak in the fire-room compartment. Pump suctions clogged repeatedly and distress messages were sent by radio to Newport Naval Station (RI). Rising water eventually extinguished boiler furnaces and ship was then bailed by hand for 24 hours. The USLHS Tender Azalea responded, arriving in the early morning of December 11 and started towing the lightship. Heavy cross seas hindered the operation and about four hours later, lightship signaled “must abandon”. The crew was safely taken aboard Azalea and 10 minutes later LV 58, listing heavily to starboard, went down by the stern in 25 fathoms about 18 miles NW of the station. Wonderful early article written as the ship was in distress and awaiting aid. This incident marked the first time in US naval history that a distress message was transmitted by radio. LV No. 58 had one of the first Marconi radios installed for testing in 1901 and it was brought into full-time use in 1904. Most interesting with rare information. Page has been encased in plastic for protection. $36.