 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Creator(s): William Russel, Sailmaker Date: 1960 - Description: Breeches buoy, a yellow life ring buoy with canvas breeches, used for life saving when a ship has run aground on a coast and is in danger of breaking up or sinking. Contact with the wrecked ship is made from the shore by means of a line fired from a rocket gun. A jackstay is then rigged between the ship and shore, and the breeches buoy, supported in a sling attached to a traveller is hauled back and forth between ship and shore by an endless whip along the jackstay. This was part of the equipment of the 'Wybia II' the MBL (Marine Board of Launceston) tug. Format: realia Object: lifebuoys Material: manila rope; canvas; cork Titles: Breeches Buoy Subjects: life saving equipment Institution: George Town and District Historical Society Inc. Object number: GTH_PS0031 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by George Town and District Historical Society Inc.. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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