Vardy said there was a lot of oil coming to the surface and rescuers had also found a rubber dinghy, life belts, a life ring marked Rema Belize, and gas bottles.
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Firefighter Robert Marcoux plunged into the frigid water and, battling the swift current and the water-soaked weight of his gear, snapped a life belt onto the apparently helpless man and hoisted him to safety.
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For World War II, the company was again called upon to supply vast quantities of wellington and thigh boots . 80 % of production was for war materials-from ground sheets to life belts and gas masks.
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They were expecting to find many survivors, prepared hot coffee and rum, set up the medical facilities for the casualties, rigged scrambling nets and heaving lines, and placed life belts on the deck where they could be quickly thrown in.
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Anti-flash gear may be accompanied by other protective gear, such as life belts, helmets, gas masks, etc . While it may be worn by first-response fire-fighting parties, regular shipboard fire-fighters will usually wear full protective gear similar to civilian fire fighters.
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En route, they soon encountered abundant evidence that they were entering a war zone . " Vedette " spotted " considerable floating wreckage and a cork life belt " upon which no name was visible on the evening of 2 July 1917.
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According to his own account, all was smooth and quiet while he was sleeping in a bunk until one of the watchmen came down and said that they all had to put their life belts on and go up to the deck.
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The freighter " Starlight " found two life belts, at the " Sealand Consumer " picked up a fourth empty life raft . Also three life vests were sighted, two of them by " Starlight " and another one by " Evelyn ".
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The Corporation of Glasgow who had organised the tournament and provided the cup named after Glasgow's patron saint as their donation to the Festival of Britain were left red faced when the triumphant players and manager Jimmy McGrory discovered, on closer examination, that the cup was decorated with ornate life belts and mermaids.
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Seeing 15 to 20 men struggling in the oily water, Whitcomb circled the scene and dropped life belts and two life rafts to the " U-513 " survivors, while informing " Barnegat " of the kill . " Barnegat " proceeded swiftly to the scene, arrived there in less than four hours, and began a search.
