There are also hatchets and a few knives as part of the lifeboat’s provisions.
> There are also hatchets and a few knives as part of the lifeboat’s provisions.
You’re right. I was just reading “South by Java Head” by Alistair McLean the other week. A significant part of the story takes place on lifeboats, and the boat knife and hatchet are both used...
...as well as something called a “crutch” — I don’t know what it’s proper use is on a lifeboat, but it gets used as a weapon at some point in the story. There are two per boat IIRC.