Contact Life-Saving Service Markers

We are located on Cape Cod, where there were 13 US Life Saving Stations and where the US Coast Guard still carries out lifesaving duties from their stations in Provincetown, Chatham, Air Station Cape Cod at Otis Air National Guard Base, and the Canal Station in Sandwich.

An interesting place to visit is the Coast Guard Station in Chatham. They occupy the former Chatham Twin Lights Keepers House and their boats are kept at the Chatham Fish Pier or at Stage Harbor. The last operational 44 footer, the CG44301 was retired at Station Chatham in May 2009 in a moving ceremony with Admiral Thad Allen in attendance.The station has the first 42 footers, the CG42001, CG42002 and CG42303. The latter are powered by two 500 HP Caterpillar engines, and are pretty impressive. Occasionally one of these is sent to Station Merrimack River, MA for Surf Training of that Crew.

Tours of Chatham Light are given on Wednesday afternoons in season by the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Plug "25 Main Street, Chatham, MA 02633 " in to your GPS, and you'll find yourself in front of Chatham Light, over looking the Atlantic Ocean.