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The first life-saving station on Hibel Island.
Due to the constant shipwrecks on Bayer Island, the crew members have asked their governments to build lighthouses and set up rescue stations on the island, but no country is willing to pay the price on this humble island.

/kloc-in 0/800, many gold coins, jewels, books and woodwork with the family emblem of Duke of York were found in Nova Scotia Peninsula. These items were exchanged by fishermen on Hibel Island. This matter has attracted the attention of the British government. Because the "F Runcis", which sailed for Britain in that year, has never been heard from since it set sail from Nova Scotia Peninsula.

The British Admiralty believes that after Runcis's death, the crew may have boarded Hibel Island, were killed by local residents, and the ship's belongings were looted. Later investigation finally found out the truth: the crew and the ship were swallowed up by the ruthless sea sand.

A few months later, the British "Princess Amelia" sank in the quicksand around Hibel Island, and none of the crew survived. Another British ship heard the news and came to the rescue, but it also suffered the same fate. The British government was shocked and immediately decided to build a lighthouse and set up a life-saving station on the island.

1802, the first life-saving station was established on Bayer Island. There is only one shed in the life-saving station, in which there is a whaling speedboat, and there is a stable near the shed, with a group of strong horses. Every day, four lifeguards ride horses and patrol the island in pairs, keeping a close eye on the movements of passing ships.

After the establishment of the life-saving station, it played a great role. 1879 On July 5th, an American passenger ship "Stadt Vilkhini" with a displacement of 2,500 tons was carrying 129 passengers from new york to Glasgow, England. Unfortunately, on the way, it was stranded in the south beach of Bayer Island due to heavy fog, but with the full rescue of the life-saving station, all the crew members escaped from danger smoothly.

1840 65438+ 10, the British "Myrtle" was blown into the quicksand shoal of Hibel Island by the storm. Desperate for survival, they jumped into the sea before the rescuers arrived and were all killed. Two months later, the empty Miltel was blown from the beach to the sea by the storm, and it was only discovered when the Azores ran aground again.