- Date
- 1962-09-10
- Kind
- Rescue
- Where
- Ludington
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimedisastertransportation
- Within
- Ludington
Summary
On September 10, 1962, the yacht At Last was damaged by high winds and heavy seas and issued a Mayday call. The October Beaver Beacon reports that a C & O car ferry escorted it safely into Ludington.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper account of assistance to a yacht. The report does not name the assisting ferry or supply an official marine casualty record.
Sources
- Reports the yacht At Last, owned by Hugh Ray, being severely damaged by sudden high winds and heavy seas, calling Mayday on September 10, and being escorted safely into Ludington by the C & O car ferry. It does not identify the ferry by name or provide a Coast Guard report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-10_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Coast Guard ferry assists the yacht At Last after storm damage, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-at-last-rescue-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1962, “Yachting News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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