A second view of the lifeboat being lowered.
Once the boat was in the water the falls are released.
A stout rope line called a painter keeps the lifeboat secured to the vessel
until it is released once the crew are safely aboard.
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The lifeboat crew is directed by one of the ship's officers to row out into the bay.
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The lifeboat crew practice using the oars in unison under supervision of the ship's mate.
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Lifeboat oars showing the vessel's name on the blades.
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Once the lifeboat is back alongside the boat the crew climb up the Jacob's ladder to re-board the ship.
The term Jacob's ladder comes from a biblical dream of Jacob's in the book of Genesis.
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After returning the vessel and it is secured the falls the lifeboat is
raised up from the water
and returned to the davits with the help of huge reels manually turned by crew members.
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