The fishing boat Nancy Ellen docked at Shem Creek, South Carolina.

The shrimping industry started at Shem Creek in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina in 1930. At its peak there were seventy trawlers working out of Shem Creek. As of 2011 only 10 trawlers remained and a few charter boats.

Today Shem Creek is lined with restaurants and bars as well as the remaining commercial boats.

The USS Yorktown CV-10, named after the USS Yorktown CV-5 which was sunk after the WW II battle for Midway in 1942, was commissioned in 1943. It served with distinction during WW II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. It was originally named the Bonhomme Richard but was renamed while under construction.

It was featured in two movies and was a recovery ship for the Apollo 8 Space Mission.

Finally decommissioned in 1970 it became a museum in 1975, stationed at Patriot's Point in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina where it remains today. It is a National Historic Landmark.

The shrimp boat Agnes Marie docked on Lazaretto Creek by Tybee Island, Georgia.