Nantucket Lightship is available for private parties & charters

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - April 28, 2016 - PRLog -- Who: Mint Events, TASTINGS NYC•Palm Beach, Staffing911

What: Nantucket Lightship WLV-612, a historic Coast Guard Vessel converted to a yacht

Where: anywhere in New York Harbor, Long Island Sound, and the Hudson Valley

Why: The Nantucket Lightship, where maritime history meets yachting luxury, is now docked at New York City's newest, most modern marina, ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina. The new marina boasts the calmest marina waters in New York City with floating docks and a state of the art wave attenuation system.

Through an exclusive partnership with Mint Events, the bespoke caterers TASTINGS NYC•Palm Beach, and hospitality staffing company Staffing911, the historic lightship is available for private events and charters, including weekend charters on the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. The Nantucket Lightship features a fully climate-controlled handcrafted exotic hardwood interior with marine oil paintings and oriental carpets.

The Nantucket Lightship, one of the most famous and iconic ships in the world, served as a floating lighthouse 40 miles off of Nantucket Island at Nantucket Shoals. It was launched at the US Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland in 1950 as the San Francisco Lightship. It served off the coast of California until 1971 before returning to the East Coast, making it the only lightship to twice travel through the Panama Canal. The Ship was known as the "Guardian Angel of the North Atlantic" and her beacons were renown as the "Beacons of Hope", since it was the Nantucket Lightship and not the Statue of Liberty that first greeted immigrants to America.

As a yacht, the Nantucket Lightship has hosted the rich and famous from around the world, including international business leaders, movie and recording celebrities, directors and producers, media giants, political leaders, athletes, famous authors and artists and others who enjoy marine traditions and the finest dining and luxury accommodations.

Please visit our website: http://www.nantucketlightshipevents.com