Something that keeps you from drowning or "going under".
To save your life if the ship sinks!
a small craft carried on a ship to provide a means of emergency evacuation in the event of a disaster aboard the ship
No it is not a real ship.
it really just depends on the size of the ship
Life on the ship was hard, difficult and stressful. Whoever died was thrown off the ship, especially with the major diseases.
to save its life
bad
Hardship
A Regular ship tattoo symbolizes going or sailing through life easily, and simply a ghost ship tattoo is the opposite; going through life very hard.
When the ship was wrecked, I jumped into a life boat.
Not everyone is able to handle a life at sea. The ship is constantly rolling with the waves. Storms can cause a ship to sink. Todays' ships have GPS, and satellite phones. There are also rescue planes. In the 1700's, it was much more dangerous to live on a ship.
It did not have enough life boats.