{"id":7665,"date":"2019-08-18T19:50:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T23:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/?p=7665"},"modified":"2020-09-16T12:20:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T16:20:28","slug":"bilbao-maritime-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agaaga.khoolbrew.ca\/index.php\/2019\/08\/18\/bilbao-maritime-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilbao Maritime Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is also called itsasmuseum and our visit occurred on a rare rainy day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There were loads of exhibits on the history of the Port of Bilbao and plenty of models to explore. We learnt about the importance of the maritime influence on the heritage and culture of Bilbao.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This is the Breeches Buoy rescue system. The tripod was set up on land and the line-throwing gun was used to fire a wooden board with the written instructions for assembling the Breeches Buoy on the sinking ship. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A thick rope was then fired to the ship to be attached at a high point. The other end of the rope is on land. With the aid of pulleys, the buoy\/chair carrying members of the crew were winched to land, one … person … at … a … time. Must’ve been an extremely slow rescue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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That’s the carrier, which resembles a zipline. The estuary of Bilbao has a long history of shipwrecks due to winter storms and a sand bar. The first sea rescue unit, using the Breaches Buoy, was built in 1919.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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