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The German ship Brewster was one of the largest ships to go aground on Diamond Shoals. When the ship, carrying a crew of thirty-three, grounded on November 29, 1909, three lifesaving crews responded. It was impossible for the rescuers to board, because seas were breaking over the ship, yet they managed to rescue the entire crew. Eleven medals of honor were awarded to the rescuers in the incident.
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29865
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The German steamship BREWSTER, bound for New York from Jamaica in 1909, landed in the middle of the Diamond Shoals. One of the largest ships to run aground with a crew of 33 men, BREWSTER was discovered by three lifesaving crews out of Cape Hatteras and Creeds Hill. The entire crew was saved and 11 men were awarded medals of honor for their part in the rescue.
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29866
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Born in Avon, North Carolina in 1871, Baxter Benjamin Miller entered the Life Saving Service in 1890 and retired after 30 years of service in 1921. Credited with saving over 300 lives during his career, Miller was awarded two Congressional Medals of Honor for Lifesaving, a Gold Medal from the US Government and silver watch from the German Government for rescue of the steampship BREWSTER, and a medal for the resuscitation of a man in 1911. Miller was also involved, on his last day of service in 1921, with the boarding party on the ghost ship, CARROLL A. DEERING.
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