life jacket

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Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said the life jacket was an "incredibly iconic and poignant item with a superlative provenance".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

"The water is safe when there's a lifeguard and you have a life jacket on," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

"At this time, you know, the waves are massive, and I have no life jacket on. So anyway, I just keep swimming. I do breaststroke. I do freestyle. Survival backstroke."

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

The youngster said he started heading for shore with just his life jacket but later abandoned it to swim unencumbered.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

She helped me put on my life jacket, then put hers on, saying, “Now, remember everything that we were told about abandoning ship.”

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor