Martin Verhoef runs a lifeboat company called the Verhoef Aluminum Scheepsbouw, located in the Netherlands. It specializes in the totally enclosed, free-fall lifeboat, which is designed to get ...

That's where lifeboat manufacturer Schat-Harding comes in. Its new FF1200 survived testing that simulated a 200-foot launch off the side of an oil platform with the weight of 70 passengers.

Following two serious sea disasters in 1973, the design of lifeboat launching systems underwent closer scrutiny. ... Today, free-fall TEMPSC's have been tested at heights of up to nearly 100 feet.

The current free-fall technology with skid launched lifeboats and drop lifeboats is the safest method for ensuring that the means of evacuation moves personnel away from the offshore facility quickly.

Statutory Alert: Periodic servicing of free-fall lifeboat release systems – amendment to SOLAS regulation III/20.11.2.4. Applicability… ...

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A final lifeboat launch from a town's pier after more than 100 years was a "poignant moment," a crew member said. An all-weather Tamar-class craft has been moved from the seafront at Walton-on-the ...

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It was all hands on deck when a lifeboat usually only launched in emergencies became the setting for a special family occasion. Twins George and Harry, eight-and-a-half months old, were christened ...

The three chilling words RNLI heroes received before launching a desperate rescue mission. The Exmouth and Torbay RNLI lifeboats were launched after three fishermen were forced to abandon their ...

NSCC to launch wind turbine technician program in 2026. Story by Adam Cooke • 2w. ... a free-fall lifeboat and other training amenities at the Port Hawkesbury waterfront, ...