Other editions of book Saved at Sea - A Lighthouse Story

Saved at Sea is the amazing story of Alick, a young man who lives in a lighthouse with his grandfather, who is the lighthouse keeper. During a terrible storm Alick and his grandfather try to rescue people from a shipwreck. A baby is thrown into their lifeboat, and turns out to be a pretty two year old little girl, who brings a sunbeam to their lives. Alick’s grandfather is shocked into conversion by the drowning of a dear friend. An unexpected event occurs when Alick's father, a sailor presumed to be dead, whom he never met, turns up.

Saved at Sea is a classic work of children's fiction, telling a simple but very moving tale of a young child's rescue at sea and return her to her home. Alick, the young grandson and his grandfather Sandy Fergusson work as a team in the family lighthouse. They light the lamps leading to and within the lighthouse, which is situated on a small, craggy island. Although their existence is peaceful, the calm is occasionally shattered by the force of a violent storm, the effects of which they bear witness. Well acquainted with the awesome power of the seas, the characters depicted in this story one day rescue a young girl from a ship which is dashed against the rocks during a storm. There is good fortune to her rescue - the vessel collided with rocks close to the lighthouse itself, and we realize that she might easily have perished. Taking her into their care while her family is searched for, the grandson and grandfather reflect on the event. The girl's eventual safe delivery to land has a great impact on all their lives; together, they feel that the event is a sign of salvation from God. This awakening of sorts leads the characters to value their lives all the more; symbolically, they feel that their spiritual foundation must be as a lighthouse - built upon the solid rock of Christ.

The waves are rising and the ship is on the rocks. Alick and his grandfather set out in their boat to save as many lives as they can... but this time they only come back with one. A little girl is thrown overboard moments before a huge wave sweeps the wreck away. Who is she? Where are her parents? What are they going to do?As the storm disappears on the horizon, the little mystery girl touches the hearts of some very lonely people. Another stranger arrives on the island and Alick finds out that there is a rock that you can depend on in life, whatever the storms throw at you. Jesus Christ will always be there - an anchor, a fortress, stronger than a lighthouse on the rocks, stronger even than death!

It was the yellow ragwort that did it! I have discovered the clue at last. All night long I have been dreaming of Runswick Bay. I have been climbing the rocks, talking to the fishermen, picking my way over the masses of slippery seaweed, and breathing the fresh briny air. And all the morning I have been saying to myself, 'What can have made me dream of Runswick Bay? What can have brought the events of my short stay in that quaint little place so vividly before me?

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