The boom in building wooden lifeboats

Ill blows the wind that profits nobody. The trade in building wooden lifeboats booming since the Titanic disaster. An unprecedented demand for lifeboats has been created by the Titanic disaster, and at King's Yard, Limehouse (London), skilled men cannot be found in sufficient numbers. It takes about a fortnight to build a wooden lifeboat capable of carrying 50 persons, the cost being from 80 to 90

Aftermath Blows Booming Carpenters Carpentry Demand Lifeboat Lifeboats Limehouse Profits Unprecedented

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