Distinction

Someone is a little hazy on the whole concept of "distinctive":

Rescues at Sea (and the heroism associated with such events) - Distinctive Cultural Tradition or Practice (3 designates)

Apparently, in other coastal regions of the world, from Devon to Demerara to Van Diemen's Land, they just let the poor souls drown.

There are plenty of good reasons to historically commemorate Ann Harvey, William Jackman and the Truxton and Pollux rescues. Whole boatloads of good reasons. But rescues at sea and heroism are hardly a distinctive cultural tradition or practice to Newfoundland and Labrador, nor, for that matter, to any place else.