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New Life Raft For U.S. Seamen
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Synopsis: A new steel life raft is tested and demonstrated by merchant seamen....(read more)
- Date: 1943
- Duration: 00:01:05
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
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New Life Raft For U.S. Seamen
The newest thing in life saving equipment a three thousand pound steel raft that floats on either side. Enough concentrated rations are carried to sustain twenty-two men for twenty-one days. A mirror with which to signal for help is part of its equipment. Kept afloat by air filled bulkheads the raft is dropped for a test. Its unsinkable and can't be swamped. Merchant seamen in exposure suits abandon ship and prepare to man their life raft. Quickly they hoist sail, rig a shelter and toss out a smoke signal that goes off when it hits the water. A real life saver for victims of shipwrecks.
- Related Titles:
- Military Newsreels: 1943 Issue 9
