safety_equipment

life-buoy

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Properties

_kg_layer
0
description
A buoyant device, typically a cask, designed to keep a person afloat in the water. The Pequod's original life-buoy sinks, requiring a replacement.
function
personal flotation
original_form
slender cask
status_in_text
sank, needs replacement

Relationships

  • was_dropped_forFallen Sailor
    description
    The ship's life-buoy was deployed in an attempt to save the fallen sailor, but it sank.
    source
    Sourcetext_chunk
    source_text
    The life-buoy—a long slender cask—was dropped from the stern, where it always hung obedient to a cunning spring; but no hand rose to seize it,
  • extracted_fromSource
    extracted_at
    2026-03-02T00:08:17.258Z
    source
    Sourcetext_chunk
  • same_as01KJNXQ343NJZ1GNA7HQ03VHN5
    confidence
    1
    detected_at
    2026-03-02T00:10:42.400Z
    detected_by
    kg-dedupe-resolver
    reasoning
    The source entity is described as a 'life-buoy' that 'sank, needs replacement'. Candidate 2, labeled 'lost life-buoy', perfectly matches this description and status, referring to the same specific item that was lost.