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Shipwreck Süit
A. "shipwreck suit".: is thoi! latesi
British - invention for saving seamen's
lives.
.-. It is made of a bright yellow rub-
berised material in twp parts--com-
bined trousers and overshoes, and a
hood and/ Coat. The coat sleeves are
long enough to cover the' hands; and
slits : in the trouser legs allow the
limbs to be taken out easily for mas-
sage. ,'ïhé hood is used as a' carrier
for the complete outfit, which weighs
3 lbs. 6 oz's.", lt is to be Worn in life-
boats or on -rafts and its bright yel-
low color shows up the shipwrecked
ta rescue ships and aircraft. .
The inventor ; is Mr. Thomas'Met-
calfe, O.B.E.; who is Admisistrative
Pi-incipal in charge of the life-Saving
appliances of the. Ministry of Trans-
port., The electric.' light .-fitting now
used - for life-saving .waistcoats was
also Mr.. Mctcalfe's idea: - the- light
is clipped to the - collar ; strap, and
the /watertight battery,.- lasting for
ten1, hours, is kept in a pocket. The
Society of Arts bas' awarded Mr.
Metcalfe á £50 price for his . ship-
wreck suit. This prize has; been
given annually since .1926 for inven-
tions "advancing the science, or . prac-
tice of navigation":' last year it went
te tho inventor .of portable radio
equipment for lifeboats. It , is a
bequest , from' Thomas Gray, whose
fa thèr. .wrote the .well-known, rhymes
for .teaching :- seamen the. rules of
navigation, including the. familiar* V "?
"Green to Green, or Red to Red,
. Perfect safety-go ' ahead!" .
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