On this St. Patricks Day, we reflect on this dramatic image of a boarding party from the Revenue Cutter Morris preparing to board the passenger vessel Benjamin Adams on July 16, 1861 about 200 miles east of New York. The Benjamin Adams was bound for New York from Liverpool and carried 650 Scottish and Irish immigrants. The Revenue Cutter Service was originally established to enforce U.S. tariff laws at sea and inspected incoming merchant vessels for compliance with those laws. #SemperParatus U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Coast Guard Southeast, United States Coast Guard Barque EAGLE, U.S. Coast Guard New York City, U.S. Coast Guard Station New York, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
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