Corpse catcher

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Corpse catcher over the bulwark (white) of the griffin

A corpse catcher is a wide-meshed safety net that is stretched along the side of a ship and is intended to prevent someone from falling overboard in heavy seas or heeling . It increases the bulwark or the railing and is usually stretched between the shrouds on traditional sailors ; for example, two corpse catchers per side are then stretched on a three- master.

See also

  • Leesail - A sheet that prevents someone from falling off the bunk

receipt

  • Dietmar Bartz: Sailor's Language - From Tampen, Pütz and Wanten . Delius Klasing publishing house, ISBN 3768819337 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hartmut Berthold: From Berlin Mitte to Gorch Fock , e-book.