Altamira, ACNP | Mission Viejo, CA Michael R. Andersen, MD | Santa Ana, CA Kelly Ahmed, MD | Victorville, CA Ahmed S. Alexander, DPM, FACFAS | Renton, WA Athena E. | Glendale, CA Alaa Abousaif, MD | Orange, CA Sunil H. Awad, DPM | Hesperia, CA Negin Agange, M.D. Altchuler, DPM | Santa Monica, CA Tanya R. | Burbank, CA Soodabeh Abravesh, MD | Mission Viejo, CA Daniel L. Ahmadinia, MD | Apple Valley, CA Carolyn J. | Eagle River, AK Houssam Al-Kharrat, M.D. Abdel Fattah, MD | Eureka, CA Renee Alpert, PhD | Costa Mesa, CA Jeffery R. Alkharouf, MD, MS, FAAP | Bothell, WA Emad E. Akazawa, MD | Mission Viejo, CA Jamil Abou-Harb, M.D. Aguirre, PT | Happy Valley, OR Manish Aligeti, MD | Lubbock, TX Yadani J. Auzenne-Harris, NPC | Hawthorne, CA Nidal S. The station was decommissioned and turned over to the GSA after World War II.Jeff L. In awarding the keepers and surfmen a Gold Lifesaving Medal, the department recognized the good judgment, skill, and undaunted heroism which stands with the most praiseworthy instances of bravery in the annals of the service. Despite these difficulties, the lifesavers, in the face of great danger, landed the 22 men and 2 women, all hands, and the ship’s dog safely at Houghton, MI. This made maneuvering the boats more difficult and increased the hazard of the rescue. While the Portage crewmen chopped the thick ice encasing the Waldo’s cabin, the Eagle Harbor crew arrived.
They arrived on scene at 3 AM on the 11th. The tug towed the lifeboat to the scene of the wreck. The keeper, before starting, coordinated for a tug to meet the power lifeboat as it emerged from the canal. By taking this latter route, the distance to the Waldo was 80 miles. The shortest distance to the wreck was 60 miles, but the keeper, chose to benefit from the protection afforded by the ship canal to Portage Entry. Information concerning the disaster was not received at the Portage Life-Saving Station until noon on 10 November. After four hours of making way in rough seas and being exposed to the snow and freezing wind, the crew reached the Waldo, 32 miles from the station. The power lifeboat was launched at 3 AM on 11 November. When it was found impracticable to effect a rescue with the surfboat, the crew returned to their task and made it ready to go to sea. The larger and more powerful lifeboat was undergoing repairs when word concerning the wreck was received. The boat, therefore, returned to the station.
After having proceeded 8 miles, the great amount of ice on the small boat made it impossible to go farther. News of the wreck reached the Eagle Harbor Life-Saving Station on 9 November and the crew made a brave effort on that day to reach the vessel in a power surfboat. The vessel broke in two and the imperiled people took shelter in the cabin, where they remained for 90 hours without food. The wind was about 70 miles an hour and the sea very rough. On 8 November 1913 the steamer Waldo, nearly 5,000 tons, was driven onto Gull Rock, off Keweenaw Point, Lake Superior. He and his crew were awarded Gold Life-Saving Medals for a rescue they undertook on 8 November 1913. Tucker (G) was appointed keeper on and was still serving in 1915. Albert Ocha was appointed keeper on and died on from a disease contracted in the line of duty.Ĭharles A.