whaleboat

noun [专属名词]捕鲸用的划艇，其形状的艇；船载尖尾救生艇

All this, effected in an open whaleboat on a great ocean, may well fill us with admiration for the courage and skill of the young surgeon.
靠一条小小捕鲸船在广阔的海洋上有如此发现，我们没有理由不对这位年轻的外科医生的勇气与本领表示钦佩。