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life raft

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life raft
a raft for emergency use at sea
life raft [′līf ‚raft]
(naval architecture)
A very buoyant raft designed to be used by people forced into the water; made of a metal tube covered with wood or canvas, of balsa wood, or of rubber which may be automatically inflated.
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The four South Koreans and 15 Filipinos aboard the 4,189-ton MV Hera were plucked from the sea after hours drifting aboard an inflatable life raft, the coastguard said.
Crew of sunken vessel saved: Philippine coastguard by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
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Two of the jetÕs four life rafts were unusable because they were under water in the back of the plane.
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