Expert advisors from Nags Head Rescue Station
In the early morning hoursF 1 May 1897 the southern patrol officer from discovered the Nags Head Life-Saving Station the schooner George M. Adams ran aground about 75 meters offshore, about a mile south of the station.
Goalkeeper Van Buren Etheridge called the body Island station for support before leading his team to the crime scene. Within a short time, the pants The equipment was set up and the captain of the ship was the first to be brought ashore.
Keeper Etheridge and the Captain discussed his wish not to take another sailor off the ship when the decision was taken away from him. The tides drove the schooner closer to the beach, so the remaining sailors took the initiative and their dinghy and By with the Whipline, were safely pulled ashore from the Two Surfmen Teamp.
All nine of the sailors were taken to Nags Head Station, where they stayed for a few days before most of them left for Norfolk. Only the captain and two others stayed behind and tried to save what they could from the ship, with the assistance of rescue workers before it was finally sold at a public auction.
All in one working day at the Oregon Inlet rescue station
Sometimes it is just to be experience: On the Afternoon of 23 September 1887, the schoonerCharles, stranded on a sandbank near the entrance to Oregon Inlet about half a mile east of the Oregon Inlet Life-Saving Station.
The Lifeguards arrived on site and boarded the schooner where they helped the sailors to throw part of the deck cargo overboard in a effort to free the ship. Both anchors were Also dropped, but she continued to bump over the sandbank. The crew of the Pea Island Station arrived and also participated in the efforts to throw cargo overboard to lighten the ship.
At nightfall The rescue teams made their way to the shore and encouraged the sailors to come as well. But was unsuccessful. The weather should worsen overnight, And Goalkeeper Marcus L. Midgett called for the beach equipment to the beach to have it on hand if needed.
The men made a fire on the beach and waited so that the night passes.
Around 10 p.m. The captain considered it necessary cast off his chains and put the ship on the beach. She drove so close to the shore that the waiting lifeguards only had to wade into the surf to help the three-man crew when getting off before continuing to the train station.
The crew of the Charles remained at the station for over a week. as she continued work with the surfers to attempt to get the ship afloat. The The crew of Bodie Island also participated in the effort. And finally, theThey were successful. The ship had only minimal damage, so the teams helped Retrieve the cargo thrown overboard and Then reloading It secure So She could continue her journey to Baltimore.
You can hear more stories like this at the Chicamacomico LifeSaving Station, where history comes alive.
