The term barkajol (boatmen) in Mošćenička Draga has a double meaning, i.e. they have performed two different jobs throughout history. In both cases, they transported people, but first to and from a ship, and later tourists. The ships of the Trieste Steamship Company "Austrian Loyd" already docked in the second half of the 19th century, or rather stopped in front of Mošćenička Draga, despite the lack of an adequate berth. After the ship stopped, the Draga barkajoli transported passengers from the ship to the shore and vice versa. The need for Draga barkajoli, who had been earning a few kroner more by transporting passengers to the coast in previous decades thus increasing the household budget, ceased with the opening of the newly built berth (Vela riva) on 22 April 1914. The arriving passengers on ships for the first time did not need to be transported by boats to shore. It is understandable, therefore, that on that day the Draga barkajoli were unable to share the general excitement that reigned in the place. Despite this, their anger did not last long. The proverbial Draška resourcefulness and adaptability proved itself again – barkajoli just changed their driving route, kindly offering tourists, right on the new waterfront, to enjoy the ride with a beautiful view of the "sand and the City, above St. John". Draga barkajoli used traditional boats, most often Kvarner guc, first on oars and later by engine, to transport guests along Draška beaches, even to the neighbouring places from Medveja to Brseč, and sometimes to the beaches on the northern part of the island of Cres. This tradition died out in this form in the 1980s, and boat rentals to tourists without barkajoli remained. In the second half of the 20th century, Draga barkajoli were Feliks Sandalj, Andrija Dešković, Josip Gršković, Petar Rubinić and Drago Valentin.