IMPROVED LIFEBOAT.
SO DAVITS REQUIRED. PASSENGERS COMPLETELY E.N£osm Times-Sydney Sun Special Cables. Received 21!, 5.3 p.m. London, January 25. A new type of lifeboat for liners has been shown at Westminster Bridge. It is torpedo-shaped, consisting of two steel cylinders. It is launched on a single wire rope, and no davits are required. In heavy weather the passengers are completely enclosed by shutting a steel door. Fresh air is provided hy a fan in the bow. The lifeoat is fitted with a propellor, operated ,»y hand-power.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 178, 27 January 1914, Page 5
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86IMPROVED LIFEBOAT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 178, 27 January 1914, Page 5
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