Our country and its resources; . her work, theCoast Guard works in conjunctionwith the Board of Life Saving Ap-pliances, which considers new inven- PROTECTION AT SEA 1 i:; tions and devices and makes recom-mendations as to their adoption ordevelopment. It is not to be expected that case where a wreck occursor assistance is rendered, a com-plete success can be had. But theproportion of lives saved over liveslost is very large. During the yearjust passed, 84 disasters within thescope of the service were attendedwith loss of life. In every suchcase, according to law, an immediateinvestig
Our country and its resources; . her work, theCoast Guard works in conjunctionwith the Board of Life Saving Ap-pliances, which considers new inven- PROTECTION AT SEA 1 i:; tions and devices and makes recom-mendations as to their adoption ordevelopment. It is not to be expected that case where a wreck occursor assistance is rendered, a com-plete success can be had. But theproportion of lives saved over liveslost is very large. During the yearjust passed, 84 disasters within thescope of the service were attendedwith loss of life. In every suchcase, according to law, an immediateinvestigation was made, with theinspiring result that in no casewas loss of life chargeable to negli-gence or failure of the service, butto circumstances beyond humancontrol. It would require more pages thanthere are words here available todescribe in detail even the more im-portant accomplishments and activ-ities of the Coast Guard, but thefollowing summary perhaps repre- sents its work as well as it is pos-sible to do in tabular DIVER FROM CUTTER DESCENDING TOOLD DOMINION MONROE COAST GUARD WORK FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1915. Lives saved or persons rescued from peril Persons on board vessels assisted Persons in distress cared for Vessels boarded and papers examined Vessels seized or reported for violation of law Fines and penalties incurred by vessels reported Regattas and marine parades patrolled, in accordance with law Vessels to which assistance was rendered Instances of miscellaneous assistance Derelicts and obstructions to navigation removed or destroyed Value of vessels assisted (including cargoes) Value of derelicts recovered and delivered to owners Appropriations for 1915, including repairs to cutters and establishingstations: Revenue-Cutter Service $, Life-Saving Service 2,550,525. 36 Net expenditure for maintenance for 1915: Revenue Cutter Service $2,530,371 17 Life-Saving Service 2,497, 1,507 10,952 813 24,817 772 $220, 37 1,504 556 26 $1
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