NON-COLLAPSIBLE LIFEBOAT.
A WELLINGTON INVENTION.
WELLINGTON, June 19. Mr Fisher, a Wellington inventor, tried his non-collapsible lifeboat from the Government steamer Tutanekai today. The boat is cylinderical, with conical ends, and is built of steel, to carry 50 passengers. With several persons aboard, the boat was slipped from the deck of the Tutanekai. It fell vertically, torpedo-like, its end clearing the water. It bobbed up again, and floated buoyantly. The trial is considered successful..
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7827, 21 June 1909, Page 2
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