James D. “Keeper James” Charlet

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Island History: Lessons from the Shipwreck of the Barge Saxon, 12 October 1907, Still Unlearned

Island Features James D. “Keeper James” Charlet - October 11, 2022

The story of a wrecked barge 115 years ago, at first glance, may not seem too exciting. This story, however, is not only engagingly...

Island History: The 137-year anniversary of the wreck of the Schooner Ada F. Whitney

Island Features James D. “Keeper James” Charlet - September 22, 2022

The wreck of the schooner Ada F. Whitney, which occurred on September 22, 1885, was a very difficult but somewhat routine event for the...

Island History: Honoring the Birthdate of Superintendent Sumner Increase Kimball

Local News James D. “Keeper James” Charlet - September 2, 2022

Today’s United States Coast Guard is revered for its consistency, uniformity, and teamwork, but perhaps most of all, for its excellence and rapidity of...

Island History: Coast Guard Day – Seeing the Completed Jigsaw Puzzle Picture

Island Features James D. “Keeper James” Charlet - July 27, 2022

The United States Coast Guard is best known by its motto “So others may live.” But it has gone through a lot of development...

The Mirlo Rescue – the most-highly awarded maritime rescue in U.S. history, 104 years Later.

Island Features James D. “Keeper James” Charlet - July 18, 2022

On August 16, 1918, Surfman Number Eight of the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station, Leroy Stockton Midgett, took the watch in the tower of the still-new...