life raft
noun
: a raft usually made of wood or an inflatable material and designed for use by people forced into the water
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One described feeling as if she were stranded in the middle of the ocean, pregnant and without a life raft.
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats searched 1,047 square miles over 24 hours, finding debris near the location where the EPIRB was activated, along with one body and an unoccupied life raft that had been deployed.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Crews later located a debris field near the area where the alert was sent, and found a body in the water and an empty life raft, according to the Coast Guard.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Searchers found a debris field near where the alert originated, along with a body in the water and an empty life raft, the Coast Guard has said.
—Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2026
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats searched 1,047 square miles over 24 hours, finding debris near the location where the EPIRB was activated, along with one body and an unoccupied life raft that had been deployed.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Crews later located a debris field near the area where the alert was sent, and found a body in the water and an empty life raft, according to the Coast Guard.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Searchers found a debris field near where the alert originated, along with a body in the water and an empty life raft, the Coast Guard has said.
—Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2026
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“Life raft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20raft. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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