lifeboat
Emergency escape vessel
A lifeboat is a small boat kept on a ship for emergency evacuation if the vessel sinks or catches fire.
Shore-based lifeboats are deployed by rescue services to save people in distress at sea.
Figuratively, a lifeboat is any last-resort means of escape or survival: The emergency fund was our financial lifeboat.
Small auxiliary watercraft
cutter · pinnace · longboat · inflatable · davit · oar · hull · gunwale
Severe anxiety or suffering
- maydayRadio emergency signal
- SOSMorse distress code
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- evacuationRemoval from danger
abandon ship · flare · crisis · peril · urgency · muster · deployment · lowering
Destroyed vessel at sea
- TitanicIll-fated 1912 vessel
- sinkingFalling through water
- founderOne who begins something
- abandonLeave behind permanently
passenger · cruise · ferry · cargo · tanker · collision · iceberg · torpedo
Controlled food portions
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- flaresPyrotechnic distress signals
- seasicknessNausea from boat motion
exposure · hypothermia · dehydration · drift · shark · sunburn · morale · rationing
Buoyant vest for water
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- drillsRepetitive training routines
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
certification · seaworthiness · buoyancy · stability · maintenance · overload · reflector · boarding
dinghy
Small auxiliary watercraft
launch · cutter · pinnace · longboat · inflatable · davit · oar · hull · gunwale · thwart
distress
Severe anxiety or suffering
evacuation · abandon ship · flare · crisis · peril · urgency · muster · deployment · lowering · capsize
shipwreck
Destroyed vessel at sea
abandon · passenger · cruise · ferry · cargo · tanker · collision · iceberg · torpedo · disaster
rations
Controlled food portions
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- flaresPyrotechnic distress signals
seasickness · exposure · hypothermia · dehydration · drift · shark · sunburn · morale · rationing · fishing
lifejacket
Buoyant vest for water
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- drillsRepetitive training routines
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
inspection · certification · seaworthiness · buoyancy · stability · maintenance · overload · reflector · boarding · embarkation
coastguard
Seafaring emergency responders
- RNLIUK sea rescue charity
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- searchlightFocused lamp for distance
survivor · retrieval · medevac · coxswain · crew · volunteer · callout · launch · recovery · tow
- boatsship, canoe, kayak, yacht, ferry
- emergency rescue911, CPR, ambulance, paramedic, paramedics
- Emergency Safety911, 911 center, fire station, police station, ambulance
- emergency vehiclesfire truck, ambulance, police car, cop car, rescue truck
- rescuerescue, rescue team, search and rescue, rescue dog, save
- safety systemsparachute, airbag, airbags, ejection seat, brakes
lifeboatdeath ship
Vessel associated with mortality
coffin ship · warship · battleship · attack submarine · torpedo boat
lifeboatsinking ship
Vessel filling with water
shipwreck · Titanic · watery grave · drowning · the deep
lifeboatmother ship
Primary craft carrying others
ocean liner · cruise ship · flagship · ship · aircraft carrier