John Gibbons shivered in the back of the little boat hauling him to his first assignment as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard. It was 1953. Gibbons was a baby-faced 18-year-old kid from Ohio who had ...

World’s most dangerous place: You might read about some dangerous locations around the world, but perhaps none is more lethal than the Thridrangaviti lighthouse, a secluded tower located atop a ...

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For over two thousand years, lighthouses have been a constant and crucial element in maritime safety. Lighthouses function as important navigational aids that guide ships, warn of water hazards, and ...

Standing tall against the sweeping shores of the Great Lakes, Michigan's lighthouses offer more than just a guiding light for sailors past and present — they are storied sentinels of the state's ...

Waves crash against the St. George Reef Lighthouse in October 2021. The inactive lighthouse, about six miles off the coast of Crescent City, Calif., was first illuminated on Oct. 20, 1892. John ...