Wreck of the Queen Louise, Manasquan, NJ – 1914 The steamer "Queen Louise" aground in the surf at Manasquan, NJ circa 1914. You can see the rescuers bringing a passenger to shore using a Breeches Buoy. Once used by the U.S. Life Savers service, it is a pair of canvas breeches hanging from a belt–like life buoy which was usually made of cork. This contrivance, including the person to be rescued, was hung by short ropes from a pulley which ran on a rope stretched from the ship to the shore, and was drawn to land by hauling lines.
The steamer "Queen Louise" aground in the surf at Manasquan, NJ circa 1914. You can see the rescuers bringing a passenger to shore using a Breeches Buoy. Once used by the U.S. Life Savers service, it is a pair of canvas breeches hanging from a belt–like life buoy which was usually made of cork. This contrivance, including the person to be rescued, was hung by short ropes from a pulley which ran on a rope stretched from the ship to the shore, and was drawn to land by hauling lines.
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