1896:	Fort Niagara, NY- At 1 am the keeper and lookout heard cries of distress on the Canadian side of the river.  The surfboat was launched in the direction of sound.  They found a man in the water clinging to a pole almost exhausted and crying out that he could hold on no longer.  He was taken into surfboat and carried to his home.
1992:	Hurricane Andrew strikes Florida and the Gulf coast states causing extensive damage.  Coast Guard units conduct search and rescue, relief, and transport operations.