Life Boat Drill. One drill which no ship may neglect is the management of the life boat. In this picture crew members study the handling of the lifeboat as she rides on the davits, ready to be lowered. Each man has a particular duty to perform in connection with this operation. Proficiency is the watch-word. This scene was shot aboard the LS No. 407, whose home port is Portsmouth, Va. This vessel is named "Winter Quarter", indicating the shoals off the Virginia coast.

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Keywords: 17-a2-154, 26-, coast, guard, history, job, rdss, rg