A Rescue System Rope That Floats. Intended for high-load applications that normally call for a lifeline, but also require a rope that floats, our New England River Rescue Rope is compatible with Prusik hitches, Gibbs ascenders, pulleys, and other rescue hardware. Its core is polyolefin covered with a tough, abrasion-resistant nylon sheath. Rope is sold by the foot. Please contact customer support for maximum length available. WARNING: Technical Rescue and Safety is potentially hazardous. Any person using equipment sold by Rescue Remedies in any manner is personally responsible for learning proper techniques involved, and assumes all risks and accepts full and complete responsibility for any and all damages, including death, which may result from the use of any equipment sold by Rescue Remedies . The tensile strengths listed are for a new product. Tensile strength may decrease depending upon use or storage conditions.