Lance Wiser News Today

( April 21, 2024 ) The annual raising of the daffodil wreath at Brant Point lighthouse marks the start of the season for many islanders, but for boatswain’s mate Charlie Smith of U.S. Coast …

For two harbormasters, trying to get an answer has been a long and tedious headache.

The year began with the birth of the first baby of the year. Christian Stockigt was born at 7:13 a.m. Jan. 2 at Nantucket Cottage Hospital to Teodora and Steven Stockigt. He weighed 7 pounds, 7.1 ounces and measured 20 inches.

Crews from Station Brant Point in Nantucket and Air Station Cape Cod rescued a 65-foot boat and its crew after it lost all steering and was adrift in waters. Four crew members and a dog were rescued

(Dec. 19, 2023: Update 5:15 p.m.) A crew from Coast Guard Station Brant Point assisted a 65-foot fishing vessel and its crew members Tuesday afternoon, after the boat lost steering 10 miles south of Tuckernuck with four people and a dog on board.

(Sept. 12, 2023) Coast Guard Station Brant Point’s 24-foot patrol boat is being replaced by a bigger, faster and more capable version thanks to a Coast Guard contract that is supplying several …

( Aug. 13, 2023 ) The U.S. Coast Guard has been searching for a man who went overboard from the fishing vessel Gaston’s Legacy about five miles south of the island Saturday night around 10 p.m. …

( June 29, 2023 ) Master chief Lance Wiser has taken command at Coast Guard Station Brant Point following the retirement of former master chief Andrew Babione Thursday. Wiser was most recently stationed in …