California, Drakes Bay, Point Reyes National Seashore, Point Reyes Lifeboat Station (2,339b)
Point Reyes Lifeboat Station near Chimney Rock on Drakes Bay was built in 1927. The building replaced and earlier station built in 1890. The new station was built on the protected waters of Drakes Bay. The building was used by the Life Saving Service, and later the U.S. Coast Gurad until 1969. The building on the National Register of Historic Places. The building is also National Historic Landmark because it has the only operating marine railway for launching vessels on the Pacific Ocean. The pier, with the railway descending to the water was used to launched motorized boats from the baot house.
STORY: In 1960, on Thanksgiving Eve two Coast Guardsmen were lost in an ordinary call for assistance. After securing a disabled vessel in Bodega Bay, the two-man crew radioed their arrival time to the Life Boat Station. That was the last that was heard from the crew. In the morning, their boat was found grounded on Great Beach with the propellers still turning. What happened to the crew? The answer was lost with them, leaving a mystery in its place.
California, Drakes Bay, Point Reyes National Seashore, Point Reyes Lifeboat Station (2,339b)
Point Reyes Lifeboat Station near Chimney Rock on Drakes Bay was built in 1927. The building replaced and earlier station built in 1890. The new station was built on the protected waters of Drakes Bay. The building was used by the Life Saving Service, and later the U.S. Coast Gurad until 1969. The building on the National Register of Historic Places. The building is also National Historic Landmark because it has the only operating marine railway for launching vessels on the Pacific Ocean. The pier, with the railway descending to the water was used to launched motorized boats from the baot house.
STORY: In 1960, on Thanksgiving Eve two Coast Guardsmen were lost in an ordinary call for assistance. After securing a disabled vessel in Bodega Bay, the two-man crew radioed their arrival time to the Life Boat Station. That was the last that was heard from the crew. In the morning, their boat was found grounded on Great Beach with the propellers still turning. What happened to the crew? The answer was lost with them, leaving a mystery in its place.