On April 1 , 1946 , the station was destroyed by a massive tsunami created by the 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake . The entire five-man crew was killed . This was the worst disaster to ever befall a land-based Coast Guard light station . The Keeper class buoy tender USCGC '' Anthony Petit '' ( WLM-558 ) , based in Ketchikan , Alaska , is named in honor of the fallen lighthouse keeper
1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake
1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake
Scotch Cap Light