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−	[[Image:OldAmbrose.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Ambrose Light Station as Nita originally saw it]][[Image:NewAmbrose.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The new Ambrose Light Station]](Located at ~~40Â°27~~'00" N ~~73Â°48~~'00": call sign Station ALSN6) The light station which replaced the venerable [http://www.lighthousemuseum.org/nylights/ambrose.htm lightship] of the same name in 1967. The original tower was struck by a tanker in 1996: it was demolished by the US Army Corps of Engineers later that year and replaced with a new tower. The description in the present edition of [[DW]] is of the older tower.	+	[[Image:OldAmbrose.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Ambrose Light Station as Nita originally saw it]][[Image:NewAmbrose.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The new Ambrose Light Station]](Located at 40°27'00" N 73°48'00": call sign Station ALSN6) The light station which replaced the venerable [http://www.lighthousemuseum.org/nylights/ambrose.htm lightship] of the same name in 1967. The original tower was struck by a tanker in 1996: it was demolished by the US Army Corps of Engineers later that year and replaced with a new tower. The description in the present edition of [[DW]] is of the older tower.

	Ambrose Light Station marks the spot where several main shipping lanes in Lower New York Bay converge: it is therefore an important navigational aid for ships in the Port of New York and New Jersey, as well as a staging point for the [http://www.sandyhookpilots.com/ Sandy Hook Pilots], the knowledgeable sailors who temporarily take command of large incoming and outgoing ships in the busy New York waters.		Ambrose Light Station marks the spot where several main shipping lanes in Lower New York Bay converge: it is therefore an important navigational aid for ships in the Port of New York and New Jersey, as well as a staging point for the [http://www.sandyhookpilots.com/ Sandy Hook Pilots], the knowledgeable sailors who temporarily take command of large incoming and outgoing ships in the busy New York waters.

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 [[Image:OldAmbrose.jpg|thumb|left|Ambrose Light Station as Nita originally saw it]][[Image:NewAmbrose.jpg|thumb|right|The new Ambrose Light Station]](Located at 40Â°27'00" N 73Â°48'00": call sign Station ALSN6) The light station which replaced the venerable [http://www.lighthousemuseum.org/nylights/ambrose.htm lightship] of the same name in 1967. The original tower was struck by a tanker in 1996:  it was demolished by the US Army Corps of Engineers later that year and replaced with a new tower. The description in the present edition of [[DW]] is of the older tower.
 Ambrose Light Station marks the spot where several main shipping lanes in Lower New York Bay converge: it is therefore an important navigational aid for ships in the Port of New York and New Jersey, as well as a staging point for the [http://www.sandyhookpilots.com/ Sandy Hook Pilots], the knowledgeable sailors who temporarily take command of large incoming and outgoing ships in the busy New York waters.
 Whales in the area also use the Light Station as a marker and reference point (and indeed the [http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=ALSN6 National Data Buoy Center] notes the presence of at least the [[right whale | right whales]] in the neighborhood). The dit-dah, dit-dah Morse horn call of the hooter on the Light Station's tower is a well-known note in those waters.
 <div style="float:right;"><googlemap version="0.9" lat="40.5" lon="-73.8" width="300" height="300" scale="yes" overview="yes" zoom="10">
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 *[http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=alsn6 NOAA Ambrose Light webpage], including live info on wind and sea conditions
 *[http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/dial.shtml Dial-A-Buoy]: real-time automated voice reports from NOAA buoys and light stations

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 Whales in the area also use the Light Station as a marker and reference point (and indeed the [http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=ALSN6 National Data Buoy Center] notes the presence of at least the [[right whale | right whales]] in the neighborhood). The dit-dah, dit-dah Morse horn call of the hooter on the Light Station's tower is a well-known note in those waters.
-<div style="float:right;"><googlemap version="0.9" lat="40.56233" lon="-179344" width="300" height="300" scale="yes" overview="yes" zoom="10">
+<div style="float:right;"><googlemap version="0.9" lat="40.5" lon="-73.8" width="300" height="300" scale="yes" overview="yes" zoom="10">
 </googlemap></div><div class="clear:both;"></div>In company with [[S'reee]], {{Nita}} meets [[Hotshot]] near the Light, and is a witness to his acceptance of the [[Celebrant's Oath]].  Later, Nita and the [[Master-Shark]] head off in that direction to have a serious discussion regarding some pressing personal issues.  ([[DW]])

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 Whales in the area also use the Light Station as a marker and reference point (and indeed the [http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=ALSN6 National Data Buoy Center] notes the presence of at least the [[right whale | right whales]] in the neighborhood). The dit-dah, dit-dah Morse horn call of the hooter on the Light Station's tower is a well-known note in those waters.
-<div style="float:right;"><googlemap version="0.9" lat="40.5" lon="-73.8" width="300" height="300" scale="yes" overview="yes" zoom="10">
+<div style="float:right;"><googlemap version="0.9" lat="40.56233" lon="-179344" width="300" height="300" scale="yes" overview="yes" zoom="10">
 </googlemap></div><div class="clear:both;"></div>In company with [[S'reee]], {{Nita}} meets [[Hotshot]] near the Light, and is a witness to his acceptance of the [[Celebrant's Oath]].  Later, Nita and the [[Master-Shark]] head off in that direction to have a serious discussion regarding some pressing personal issues.  ([[DW]])

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	Whales in the area also use the Light Station as a marker and reference point (and indeed the [http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=ALSN6 National Data Buoy Center] notes the presence of at least the [[right whale \| right whales]] in the neighborhood). The dit-dah, dit-dah Morse horn call of the hooter on the Light Station's tower is a well-known note in those waters.		Whales in the area also use the Light Station as a marker and reference point (and indeed the [http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=ALSN6 National Data Buoy Center] notes the presence of at least the [[right whale \| right whales]] in the neighborhood). The dit-dah, dit-dah Morse horn call of the hooter on the Light Station's tower is a well-known note in those waters.

−	~~[[Image~~:~~AmbroseLocation~~.~~jpg\|thumb\|150px\|ALS location]]~~In company with [[S'reee]], {{Nita}} meets [[Hotshot]] near the Light, and is a witness to his acceptance of the [[Celebrant's Oath]]. Later, Nita and the [[Master-Shark]] head off in that direction to have a serious discussion regarding some pressing personal issues. ([[DW]])	+	<div style="float:right;"><googlemap version="0.9" lat="40.5" lon="-73.8" width="300" height="300" scale="yes" overview="yes" zoom="10">
		+	</googlemap></div><div class="clear:both;"></div>In company with [[S'reee]], {{Nita}} meets [[Hotshot]] near the Light, and is a witness to his acceptance of the [[Celebrant's Oath]]. Later, Nita and the [[Master-Shark]] head off in that direction to have a serious discussion regarding some pressing personal issues. ([[DW]])

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	Whales in the area also use the Light Station as a marker and reference point (and indeed the [http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=ALSN6 National Data Buoy Center] notes the presence of at least the [[right whale \| right whales]] in the neighborhood). The dit-dah, dit-dah Morse horn call of the hooter on the Light Station's tower is a well-known note in those waters.		Whales in the area also use the Light Station as a marker and reference point (and indeed the [http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=ALSN6 National Data Buoy Center] notes the presence of at least the [[right whale \| right whales]] in the neighborhood). The dit-dah, dit-dah Morse horn call of the hooter on the Light Station's tower is a well-known note in those waters.

−	In company with [[S'reee]], {{Nita}} meets [[Hotshot]] near the Light, and is a witness to his acceptance of the [[Celebrant's Oath]]. ~~[[Image:AmbroseLocation.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|ALS location]]~~Later, Nita and the [[Master-Shark]] head off in that direction to have a serious discussion regarding some pressing personal issues. ([[DW]])	+	[[Image:AmbroseLocation.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|ALS location]]In company with [[S'reee]], {{Nita}} meets [[Hotshot]] near the Light, and is a witness to his acceptance of the [[Celebrant's Oath]]. Later, Nita and the [[Master-Shark]] head off in that direction to have a serious discussion regarding some pressing personal issues. ([[DW]])