A slightly distant view of two of the liefboats from the Orient Line cruise ship Orion (1935) in open water at an unknown location. The photographer is on board the ship looking at the boats which are probably undergoing training evolutions. On the left is one of the ship's seaboats being rowed with a crew of eight. On the right is a motor lifeboat in which the crew are raising the boat's two masts, probably with the intention of testing the emergency radio equipment.