OUR SEA-COAST HEROES; STORIES OF WRECK AND RESCUE BY THE LIFEBOAT AND ROCKET

ACHILLES DAUNT

Published by T. NELSON AND SONS, EDINBURGH AND NEW YORK, 1894

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RARE BOOK, FIRST EDITION, NICE LOOKING COVER, LIGHT BLUE, GOLD PRINT AND BLACK DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE. FORMER OWNERS LABEL IN FRONT. TRAVELING LIBRARY LABEL FRONT, TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. SMALL SPOT BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER SOME PAGES WHERE WORN DOWN. DOES NOT AFFECT PRINT. BEAUTIFUL BOOK ON THE SEA, LIFEBOAT AND STORIES OF RESCUE. INTRODUCTION, 12 CHAPTERS AND EVENTS, 14 BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS. A lifeboat or liferaft is a small, rigid or inflatable boat carried for emergency evacuation in the event of a disaster aboard a ship. Lifeboat drills are required by law on larger commercial ships. Rafts (liferafts) are also used. In the military, a lifeboat may double as a whaleboat, dinghy, or gig. The ship's tenders of cruise ships often double as lifeboats. Recreational sailors usually carry inflatable liferafts, though a few prefer small proactive lifeboats that are harder to sink and can be sailed to safety. Inflatable lifeboats may be equipped with auto-inflation (carbon dioxide or nitrogen) canisters or mechanical pumps. A quick release and pressure release mechanism is fitted on ships so that the canister or pump automatically inflates the lifeboat, and the lifeboat breaks free of the sinking vessel. Commercial aircraft are also required to carry auto-inflating liferafts in case of an emergency water landing; offshore oil platforms also have liferafts. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: OUR SEA-COAST HEROES; STORIES OF WRECK AND RESCUE BY THE LIFEBOAT AND ROCKET
• Publisher: T. NELSON AND SONS, EDINBURGH AND NEW YORK
• Publication Date: 1894
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: ILLUSTRATED
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
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