The classic model of ship preservation is to attempt to restore the ship to as close to her original condition as possible, turn her into a museum and support the project through admission fees and fund raising. This approach has worked for some ships but has failed for many more.
It did not succeed for the Nantucket Lightship (MLV-612) which was how Bill and Kristen Golden had the opportunity to buy her on eBay in 2000. It also did not work for the New Bedford Lightship (LV 114 ) which was transferred to the custody of the City of New Bedford, where she languished for thirty years until she was finally scrapped in 2007.
Bill and Kristen Golden took another approach to preserving the lightship.
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