CAPTAIN AXEL LYONS War Zone Pass – 1918 This 1918 World War I zone pass belonged to Captain Axel Lyons of the Sheepshead Bay party boat "NANCY B". The U.S Customs Service office in New York City issued these passes to mariners who operated or worked aboard vessels in New York Harbor and were mandatory to operate in restricted waterways during World War I. Card courtesy of Phil Nuss.