The breeches buoy was one of the great tools of the trade for the men of the U.S. Lifesaving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard during the late 19th century and first half of the 20th century, but by ...

GRAND HAVEN, MI - This week marks the anniversary of the last time Grand Haven's surf men used a "breeches buoy" to rescue sailors stranded aboard a drifting freighter that was caught in a gale. If ...

On this day in 1962, the Coast Guard’s rescue of five fishermen in Gloucester was front-page news. Battered by 80 mph winds in temperatures of 10 degrees below zero and with snow restricting ...

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Long before the Cape Cod Canal made life so much easier for mariners, ships had to make their way around the outer bars of the peninsula. On many occasions, these ships ran aground, costing thousands ...

It's the dead of winter and a vicious nor'easter threatens a ship which has run aground just 100 yards off the Delaware coastline. As 20-foot waves menace the deck, heavy winds work the timbers of the ...

Lifesavers recreated the first time a breeches buoy was used in a shipwreck rescue 150 years ago. Seven people, including a woman and a child, were left stranded after a heavy storm wrecked the ...

An exhibit at the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum explores maritime lifesaving skills and techniques from the past encompassed in paintings spanning several hundred years. Featuring hands-on ...