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  2. Mystery surrounds empty life rafts found floating off Florida ...

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    "The life rafts appear to be unused and seem to have been activated offshore Cape Canaveral, as indicated by the tracking device on board," the USCG Jacksonville wrote on Facebook. "The details of ...

  3. Carley float - Wikipedia

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    A Carley float. The Carley float (sometimes Carley raft) was a form of invertible liferaft designed by American inventor Horace Carley (1838–1918). [1] Supplied mainly to warships, it saw widespread use in a number of navies during peacetime and both World Wars until superseded by more modern rigid or inflatable designs.

  4. Personal flotation device - Wikipedia

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    Personal flotation devices being worn on a navy transport . A personal flotation device (PFD; also referred to as a life jacket, life preserver, life belt, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid or flotation suit) is a flotation device in the form of a vest or suit that is worn by a user to prevent the wearer from drowning in a body of water.

  5. Lifeboat (shipboard) - Wikipedia

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    Base material used on MK7 life rafts is polyurethane coated fabric which has very high durability. Old MK6 and a few MK8 life rafts are manufactured of neoprene-coated fabric, however, the majority of MK8 liferafts are also manufactured of polyurethane fabric. The lifeboat is compact and made of separate compartments, or "tubes", as a ...

  6. Maria E. Beasley - Wikipedia

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    Beasley's first life raft patent, April 6, 1880. Beasley was awarded two patents for an improved life raft, one in 1880 [20] and the other in 1882. [21] Beasley’s raft uses a base of collapsible metal floats that is more flexible and makes storage on board a ship easier, also including airtight containers to protect perishable provisions. [20]

  7. Lifebuoy - Wikipedia

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    Lifebuoy with emergency light on a cruise ship A lifebuoy floating on water. A lifebuoy or life ring, among many other names (see § Other names), is a life-saving buoy designed to be thrown to a person in water to provide buoyancy and prevent drowning. [1]

  8. Photos: First look at Rose Parade floats as they come to life

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    This year's Rose Parade floats are embracing the theme of 'Turning the Corner,' a celebration of the potential that each new year brings. Photos: First look at Rose Parade floats as they come to ...

  9. Airborne lifeboat - Wikipedia

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    The pilot would then start the life raft engine by radio control and steer the life raft to the survivors. When the survivors had boarded the life raft one of the rescue aircraft circling above would continue to control and steer the life raft to a safe zone for pick up, or allow the survivors to take over control. The life raft contained its ...

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