rescue boats
Maritime salvation craft
Rescue boats are watercraft designed or deployed to save people in distress, typically at sea or in flooded areas.
They range from small inflatable dinghies carried aboard ships to specialized vessels operated by coast guards and lifesaving services.
The rescue boats reached the capsized ferry within minutes.
- sinking shipVessel filling with water
- man overboardAlert for fallen sailor
- life jacketsWearable flotation devices
- flotation devicesBuoyant safety equipment
- inflatable raftsAir-filled floating vessels
lifesaving · emergency response · lifeboat · life raft · evacuation · RNLI · mayday call · coast guard · river flooding · distress signals · davits · recovery · flare guns · emergency beacons · searchlight · coxswain · helicopters · disaster relief
- flood responseflood relief, flood warning, flood control, flood barriers, sandbags
- rescuesave, help, SAR, assist, lifeline
- sea rescuelifeboat, lifeguard, coastguard, SOS, life raft
- small boatsdinghy, skiff, jon boat, kayak, canoe
- Danish WWIIGerman occupation, Nazi invasion, Copenhagen, Gestapo, partisans
- DunkirkDunkirk spirit, evacuation routes, Dunkerque, channel crossing, perimeter defense
rescue boatswarships
Military combat vessels
pirate ships · gunboats · slave ships · torpedo boats · U-boats
rescue boatscruise ships
Seagoing pleasure vessels
pleasure boats · yachts · party boats · sailboats · fishing boats