This was the worst disaster to ever befall a land-based Coast Guard light station. Keeper-class cutter USCGC Anthony Petit (WLM-558), based in Ketchikan, Alaska, is named in honor of the fallen lighthouse keeper.
The worst disaster ever to impact a coastal guard light station occurred at the location of the Anthony Petit (WLM-558) cutter, based in Ketchikan, Alaska. The cutter was named after the fallen lighthouse keeper.