Shinnecock Coast Guard Station: Running on Emergency Generators

While the suffered no major damage during Irene to its 70-year-old building or it boats, the station remains without power.

According to Chief Mike Collins, the station is running on emergency generators.

"If there is an emergency we will still respond," Collins assured.

During Irene, Collins said the with all of it's 30 members on call.

"We were prepared," said Collins, who noted that during the storm parts of the Coast Guard's grounds were flooded as was Foster Avenue, which leads to the station.

Luckily, Collins said, people headed warnings and remained out of the waters during the storm. "We did not get called out during the storm," he said.

The station has seen its share of hurricanes. On Sept. 21, 1938, at around 3 p.m., the Great Hurricane hit Long Island, its forces washing over the area of barrier beach that connects the waters with the bay, creating the . At 4:15 p.m., a tidal wave struck Shinnecock Station and crushed it into the sea. The new station, which still stands today, was rebuilt in 1940.