Picture No | 10216977 |
Date | 1884 |
Description | The Life Brigade firing a Rocket to a Ship on the Rocks. |
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The firing of a rocket, by the volunteer life brigade, to a steam-ship being wrecked on rocks. If the rocket-line reached the ship and its crew were able to secure the end of the line, then the 'breeches-buoy' could be employed to rescue the ship's crew.
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Source | The Graphic. 1884. page 129 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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