StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: buckets

Shannon class lifeboats are propelled with water jets. View of the "buckets" - for want of a better term - on the stern of Pwllheli's boat. This system makes for a very manoeuvrable lifeboat, and one with excellent brakes.

Not quite at full chat ... but close ! The wake from these water jet outlets was considerable.

Looking over the stern of Manannan at her berth in the ferry terminal at Douglas. The red objects are "buckets" for controlling the directional outputs of the water jet propulsion system.