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2. Rescue buoy - Wikipedia

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   The rescue tube is usually red, but can come of a variety of colors. Rescue tubes often have the words "Guard" or "Lifeguard" printed on them. The tube may also have clips so that it may be wrapped around a person. The rescue buoy is a hollow plastic rescue flotation device. It is also referred to as a torpedo buoy (often called a "torp ...

3. Rescue buoy (Luftwaffe) - Wikipedia

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   Cognac to relieve chill and cigarettes to quiet the nerves were also provided. Games, stationery, playing cards, etc. afforded diversion until rescue was effected. Depleted supplies were always immediately replaced upon the arrival of the rescue ship. A tubular lifeboat was available for transferring the downed aviators from the buoy to the ship.

4. IRB racing - Wikipedia

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   Tube Rescue is a competitive event that simulates the act of rescuing a patient with the use of a flexible foam rescue tube. It consists of a driver, crew person, and patient. In this race, two buoys are positioned 25 metres apart in the water. The patient is placed at the buoy farthest away from the shore.

5. 'Rescue tubes' installed at local beaches, city says - AOL

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   Jan. 11—A Wednesday morning news conference to announce the installation of 20 bright yellow foam flotation devices called "rescue tubes" on city-owned beaches was briefly interrupted with a ...

6. 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]

7. Seenotdienst - Wikipedia

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   In October 1940 at the suggestion of Ernst Udet, [20] yellow-painted Rettungsbojen [21] (sea rescue buoys) were placed by the Germans in waters where air emergencies were likely. [4] The highly visible buoy-type floats held emergency equipment including food, water, blankets and dry clothing enough for four men, and they attracted distressed ...