CHATHAM — A few steps from Chatham Lighthouse, on the elbow of Cape Cod, Petty Officer Third Class Sherman L. Baldwin settled into bed. Baldwin, 24, was on call that July evening in 2010 to serve as a ...

There is something about lighthouses that fires the imagination, standing guardian as they do over the edge of things: land and sea, life and death, hope and despair, fear and heroism, tempest and ...

Great white sharks have entered Chatham Harbor, leading officials to close another beach to swimming.Effective immediately, Lighthouse Beach is closed to swimming until further notice.Receiver buoys ...

Members of the Chatham Flotilla of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will once again offer free public tours of the Chatham Lighthouse through the summer. More than 30 members of the flotilla have ...

CHATHAM (CBS) – Lighthouse Beach in Chatham was reopened last Sunday afternoon following a shark sighting in the area earlier in the day, police said. The closure was announced at about 1:45 p.m.

Chatham Lighthouse is the home of Coast Guard Station Chatham, where crews live and breathe search and rescue. Chatham is one of the service’s 20 designated surf stations and its crews are responsible ...

From end to end, Massachusetts' coast is rich with beaches and charming seaside towns. Situated on Cape Cod's "elbow," the picturesque town of Chatham is one of the oldest in the area, incorporated in ...

For seafarers, lighthouses are beacons of hope. For the rest of us, they are a lesson in history. Nauset Light, located at Nauset Light Beach, and Chatham Light, at the Coast Guard Station in Chatham, ...

Nestled in the southeastern corner of Cape Cod, Chatham is known for its treacherous waters, with strong currents and dangerous shoals creating risky conditions for mariners. In 18th and 19th ...