A crowd of well dressed men gather at the docks on the San Francisco bay. Behind them ships and cranes are visible. Uniformed sailors line up on the docks. Well dressed men stand on docked ships while others pose for the camera. A fast boat manned by three sailors leaves the dock. A larger boat is docked off shore. Shots of different boats in the harbor, including a fireboat spraying its hoses. Several boats leave the dock, including one dragging a crane barge.