Breeches buoy

The breeches buoy allows rescuing shipwrecked on a leash connection between two vessels or between a coast and a ship.

Construction

The breeches buoy consists of a lifebuoy with attached pants. As a monorail is this down on a rope back and forth.

Rescue Operation

With a small rocket with a thin rope, first shot to the damaged ship. Then it is pulled by the crew of the disabled vessel a Jolltau to the ship and secured there as high as possible. Now with Hilfes of Jolltaus the rescue team pulls the actual rescue rope to the ship. This made ​​it lays above the block of Jolltaus. Now the breeches buoy comes in a shuttle service between the country and the damaged vessel used. It slides along the lifeline and is moved by the Jolltau. The lifebuoy the breeches buoy prevents submerging the castaways in a stormy sea. Time can always be abgeborgen only one person.

Alone 1865-1915 had saved Maritime Search and Rescue with Breechesmaker over 600 people the German society.

Development

In 1868 it succeeded in Germany for the first time the range of the missiles used on up to 500 m increase. The breeches buoy is also still in use today.