Person
- Active
- fl. 1956
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritime
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June 1961 retrospective credits Al Phillips with spotting the drifting High Island caretakers and notifying the life boat station. A 2006 retrospective independently identifies him as a Harbor Springs pilot.
Evidence and limits
Neither source provides Phillips’s full civil identity or lifespan.
Sources
- The June 1961 retrospective credits Al Phillips with spotting the drifting High Island caretakers and notifying the life boat station. The notice does not provide Phillips’s full name or position.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-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 · 1961-06_Beaver-Beacon
- Independently recounts the High Island rescue and identifies Al Phillips as a Harbor Springs pilot who spotted the drifting caretakers, called the Coast Guard, and helped direct the search. It does not give a full civil identity or lifespan.
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Al Phillips”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/al-phillips/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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