lifeboat
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Earlier, the UK Coastguard said: "A vessel caught fire earlier this morning whilst in the French search and rescue region. UK vessels and a lifeboat are assisting."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
"Both casualties were brought ashore at New Quay's main pier, in Ceredigion, and handed into the care of the Welsh Ambulance Service, before being transferred to hospital," New Quay lifeboat station said.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
In a time of distress, like a recession, “there’s a pecking order to who gets in the lifeboat first,” Ed Al-Hussainy, portfolio manager at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, told Barron’s late last year.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
In Q lab, one scientist mentions discovering the "lifeboat with a minibar" that appeared in The Spy Who Loved Me, observing: "I guess things were different in the 80s."
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
A lifeboat floated near the back of the Gustloff.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
The ship was equipped with 250 life jackets, two lifeboats and six inflatable rafts, Edghill said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
"We simply couldn't rescue everyone in time. There were too few rescue personnel, and the lifeboats they brought were too small, they couldn't travel very far."
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
They lower themselves into one of the few lifeboats, leaving Jim on deck: Should he flee like a rat or wake the sleeping passengers, knowing that they, and he, cannot survive?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Here are some of our favorite lifeboats during a year of rough seas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
The lifeboats were too far away to yell.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
