Coast Guard Auxiliarist Maurice Gibbs, former president of the USLSSHA, describes how members of the Life-Saving Service conducted rescues of mariners in distress from the shore while standing in a boathouse that contained rescue equipment from the 1800’s at Fire Island, N.Y., Oct. 9, 2012. Members from the USLSSHA toured historical Life-Saving Stations and sites along the Long Island, N.Y., coast during their annual meeting.