I realized that this washed up artifact is part of a pulley system on ships to lower life boats into the water. It is nailed to the side of the boat with a lever inserted into the middle to increase or decrease the tension on the rope coming out of the side by turning it.
This particular pulley is significant. This pulley was used on the Titanic. As the ship was sinking, people were frantically rushing claim a seat on one of the 20 life boats that was supported by this pulley and many others. This part of the simple machine to lower/lift the life boats was essential as it provided a strong base and tightened or unraveled the rope attached to the life boats. Sadly, the life boats could only hold one third of the capacity of the Titanic.
The Titanic was one of the largest ocean liners of its time (1912). The sinking of the ship caused over 1500 deaths- one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in modern history. It lays 12,415 feet below on the seabed of the North Atlantic split into two. The Titanic is one of the most famous ships in history.
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| Display Ad for Titanic's first but never made sailing |
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| One of the Titanic's lifeboats at sea |
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| Sinking of the titanic |
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| The wreck- Titanic today |
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic)
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