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2. Boat hook - Wikipedia

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   Although the traditional boat hook is still available, various different materials, such as aluminium and even a rolled up polymer are now available. [3] Although the boat hook is a general purpose reaching and holding-off tool on boats, there are more specialised forms, such as the Recovery Pole [4] designed for length rather than the rigid strength of a boat hook.

3. Grapple (tool) - Wikipedia

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   A grapple is a hook or claw used to catch or hold something. A ship's anchor is a type of grapple, especially the "grapnel" anchor.. A soldier loading a hook. A throwing grapple, kaginawa (or "grappling hook" ) is a multi-pronged hook that is tied to a rope and thrown/launched to catch a grip, as on a parapet or branch of a tree. [1]

4. Multipurpose Assault Craft - Wikipedia

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   The Multi-Purpose Assault Craft (MPAC) is a type of fast attack assault craft developed for the Philippine Navy. Originally designed to transport troops at a high speed and then land them on the beach, they have since expanded their roles to include interdiction, surface warfare, and search and rescue.

5. Fishing tackle - Wikipedia

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   A fish hook is a device for catching fish either by impaling them in the mouth or, more rarely, by snagging the body of the fish. Fish hooks have been employed for millennia by anglers to catch fresh and saltwater fish. Early hooks were made from the upper bills of eagles and from bones, shells, horns and thorns of plants (Parker 2002).

6. Pike pole - Wikipedia

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   The head of a pike pole with various implements for pulling items The head of a short firefighter's pike pole. A pike pole is a long metal-topped wooden, aluminium or fiberglass pole used for reaching, hooking and/or pulling on another object. They are variously used in boating, construction, logging, rescue and recovery, power line maintenance ...

7. Lifeboat (shipboard) - Wikipedia

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   Two boat hooks. A buoyant bailer and two buckets. A survival manual. Illuminated compass. Sea anchor. Two painters. Two hatchets (one at each end of the lifeboat). Watertight container with 3 litres of fresh water for each person the lifeboat is designed to hold. A rustproof dipper (with lanyard). A rustproof graduated drinking vessel.