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Station Nome—Saving Lives at the Edge of the Arctic
—On a beach with no harbor, at the end of a thousand‑mile supply line, a tiny crew rowed through Bering Sea surf, drove dogsleds in –40 degree below zero winters, fought fire and flu, and helped care for Native communities—all from the most isolated lifesaving station the service ever ran.
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FRC namesake Lawrence Lawson’s Thanksgiving Day rescue
—The crew sprang to their places at the oars, and when the next sea lifted the craft, the soldiers pushed it out and the oars were put in motion. The rescuing party was off on their perilous errand.
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Isaac Mayo—Surfman, Gold Life-Saving Medal recipient and FRC namesake
—Like many other local mariners on Cape Cod, Isaac Mayo volunteered his professional services as a sailor and boatman to the Massachusetts Humane Society. He quickly proved himself to be a very competent surfman handling boats to rescue shipwreck victims in Cape Cod’s storm surf.