Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Annual Report of the Operations of the United States Life-Saving Service for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1897
The surf boat was used 716 times, making 916 trips. The self-righting and self-bailing lifeboat was used 105 times, making 124 trips. The gasoline launch at the City Point Station (second District) was used 26 times, making 27 trips. Smaller boats were used 440 times, making 709 trips. The river life skiffs at the Louisville Station (ninth District) were used 38 times, making 54 trips. The breeches buoy was used 9 times, making 86 trips. The wreck gun was employed 13 times, firing 28 shots. The heaving stick was used 33 times.
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