RODANTHE, N.C. - Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Shay pulls the line on a lyle gun, firing a metal projectile and rope to a simulated shipwreck on the beach at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station during the Breeches Buoy Drill, Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. This drill is a re-enactment of what members of the U.S. Life-Saving Service practiced at Chicamacomico and other life-saving stations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Jones)
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