Lt. Taylor Smith, commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Atlantic City, salutes with members of Station Atlantic City during a ceremony honoring the 87th anniversary of five Coast Guard members who lost their lives attempting a search and rescue case off of Atlantic City, New Jersey March 6, 2019.
On March 6, 1932, five members of Coast Guard Lifeboat Station Atlantic City attempted to search for a missing fishing boat in a nor’easter off Atlantic City, which resulted in the death of five crewmembers.