She lost her topgallant sail and two whaleboats were destroyed, with an additional whaleboat damaged. A Nantucket sleighride is the dragging of a whaleboat by a harpooned whale while whaling. In the military, a lifeboat may double as a whaleboat, dinghy, or gig. One commandeered a whaleboat after slinging the guard into the water. The men raced south to Rockingham pier where Anthony awaited them with the whaleboat. "Catalpa" dropped anchor in international waters off Rockingham and dispatched a whaleboat to shore. Chief R. J. Dicken, in a damaged whaleboat, picked up 15 other survivors. He was rescued by a whaleboat from the USS "McCall". In addition, she had a spare whaleboat below decks. However, some boats, such as the whaleboat, were intended for use in an offshore environment. By February 15, the three survivors of Chase's whaleboat had again run out of food. The men lay down in the whaleboat and it was not seen by the "Georgette". The whaleboat captain, the umialik, is still a prominent position in Arctic communities today. The motor whaleboat was put over the side, but dangerous surf prevented it from landing.