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2. Lifeboat (shipboard) - Wikipedia

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   Partially enclosed lifeboats on a passenger liner Proactive lifeboat-safety dinghy for recreational cruisers Lifeboats at shore shortly after the Costa Concordia capsized on the coast of Isola del Giglio. A lifeboat or liferaft is a small, rigid or inflatable boat carried for emergency evacuation in the event of a disaster aboard a ship.

3. TEMPSC - Wikipedia

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   TEMPSC Lifeboat in Bristol harbour, England. TEMPSC is an acronym for "Totally Enclosed Motor Propelled Survival Craft", which was originally designed for offshore oil and gas platforms in 1968. The first-ever TEMPSC was spherical in shape, had a flat bottom, a single hook, with a total passenger capacity of 28 passengers and a fire-retardant ...

4. 47ft Watson-class lifeboat - Wikipedia

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   Compared to the preceding 46ft 9in Watson-class lifeboat, the new boats had a hull extended by 3 inches in both length and beam.The wheelhouse was fully enclosed with sliding doors on either side and there were bulwarks above the fenders fore and aft and, from the second boat, the forward cabin was increased in size.

5. 42ft Watson-class lifeboat - Wikipedia

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   The others, with the exception of the Aldeburgh boat, had the wheelhouse enclosed in 1971. Aldeburgh's ON 946 was the only boat fitted with a mizzen mast, at the request of the crew, for a steadying sail in rough weather and was the only boat to retain an open cockpit to the end. The last boat built had an enclosed wheelhouse from the start.

6. Rother-class lifeboat - Wikipedia

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   The Rother achieved its self-righting ability from its extended watertight superstructure and all had an enclosed wheelhouse with the radar mounted on the roof. Twin 52 hp Ford Thorneycroft 250 four-cylinder diesels gave a maximum speed of 8 knots (9.2 mph; 15 km/h) and at this speed the range was around 180 nautical miles (210 mi; 330 km).

7. This unmanned lifeboat could rescue drowning people on its own

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   Autonomous lifeboats. The Guardian vessel incorporates Zelim’s AI detection system for spotting victims and its Swift conveyor belt for lifting people out of the water. The boat has two-way ...

8. Watson-class lifeboat - Wikipedia

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   The Watson-class lifeboat is a design of wooden lifeboat operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) around the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland between 1888 and 1991. There were several variations over the years but all the boats had hulls that conformed to a design by George Lennox Watson , the RNLI's naval architect ...

9. Border agents brace for shutdown, work without pay during ...

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   The majority of agents patrol the vast U.S.-Mexico border region, staffing field stations, interior checkpoints and temporary holding facilities, as they work to intercept smugglers and migrants ...