liferaft
Inflatable rescue vessel
A liferaft is an inflatable or rigid flotation device kept aboard ships and aircraft for emergency evacuation.
Unlike lifeboats, liferafts are typically compact when stored and deploy rapidly: The crew scrambled into the liferaft as the ship went down.
Figuratively, anything that saves someone from disaster: That loan was our liferaft.
Fluid's upward resistance
- inflatableExpandable by air
- pontoonBuoyant platform or vessel
- buoyantAble to float
- airtightImpervious to atmosphere
rubber · valve · drift · bobbing · waterborne · stability · tether · canopy
Seafaring emergency responders
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- searchlightFocused lamp for distance
- SAREmergency location efforts
- rescuerOne who saves others
survivor · flares · medevac · hoist · pickup · coordinates · sighting · spotter
Severe anxiety or suffering
- SOSMorse distress code
- maydayRadio emergency signal
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- alarmUrgent warning signal
flare · signal · beacon · lifejacket · panic · deployment · inflation · capacity
Shipwrecked and stranded person
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
exposure · shelter · canopy · freshwater · sunburn · hypothermia · endurance · morale
buoyancy
Fluid's upward resistance
- inflatableExpandable by air
- pontoonBuoyant platform or vessel
- buoyantAble to float
airtight · rubber · valve · drift · bobbing · waterborne · stability · tether · canopy · ballast
coastguard
Seafaring emergency responders
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- searchlightFocused lamp for distance
- SAREmergency location efforts
rescuer · survivor · flares · medevac · hoist · pickup · coordinates · sighting · spotter · transponder
distress
Severe anxiety or suffering
- SOSMorse distress code
- maydayRadio emergency signal
- evacuationRemoval from danger
alarm · flare · signal · beacon · lifejacket · panic · deployment · inflation · capacity · boarding
castaway
Shipwrecked and stranded person
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
starvation · exposure · shelter · canopy · freshwater · sunburn · hypothermia · endurance · morale · perseverance
liferaftmother ship
Primary craft carrying others
ship · ocean liner · cruise ship · aircraft carrier · flagship
liferaftdeathtrap
Lethally unsafe location
coffin ship · sinking ship · shipwreck · watery grave · Davy Jones' locker
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