Once in the shadow of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, maritime life-saving service nearly lost to history

As with all lighthouses, they only gave warnings of landfall at night; what about the other half of the 24 hours? What about storms that caused most of our shipwrecks, day and night, month after month? Enter the United States Life-Saving Service, one of the least-known yet most fascinating facets of American history.

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