http://gcaptain.com/freefall-lifeboats-is-there-a-safer-way/?1639 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:08:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://gcaptain.com/freefall-lifeboats-is-there-a-safer-way/?1639#comment-11717 John Wed, 28 May 2008 14:18:28 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=1639#comment-11717 Agreed, especially aboard ships on coastal trades or supporting the oil and gas industry close to shore. Agreed, especially aboard ships on coastal trades or supporting the oil and gas industry close to shore.

]]> http://gcaptain.com/freefall-lifeboats-is-there-a-safer-way/?1639#comment-13415 John Wed, 28 May 2008 12:18:28 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=1639#comment-13415 Agreed, especially aboard ships on coastal trades or supporting the oil and gas industry close to shore. Agreed, especially aboard ships on coastal trades or supporting the oil and gas industry close to shore.

]]> http://gcaptain.com/freefall-lifeboats-is-there-a-safer-way/?1639#comment-11714 Kennebec Captain Wed, 28 May 2008 10:02:16 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=1639#comment-11714 With the exception of passenger ships, standard lifeboats on merchant ships should be eliminated. Instead merchant mariners should rely on some sort of RIB style rescue boat and life rafts. The so-called "rescue boat" on my ship is 90 feet from the water, it rough weather it would be very risky to attempt any kind of rescue if the ship was rolling more then a few degrees. Same goes for abandon ship. The situation regarding lifeboat/rescue boats today is unacceptable. With the exception of passenger ships, standard lifeboats on merchant ships should be eliminated. Instead merchant mariners should rely on some sort of RIB style rescue boat and life rafts. The so-called “rescue boat” on my ship is 90 feet from the water, it rough weather it would be very risky to attempt any kind of rescue if the ship was rolling more then a few degrees. Same goes for abandon ship. The situation regarding lifeboat/rescue boats today is unacceptable.

]]> http://gcaptain.com/freefall-lifeboats-is-there-a-safer-way/?1639#comment-13414 Kennebec Captain Wed, 28 May 2008 08:02:16 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=1639#comment-13414 With the exception of passenger ships, standard lifeboats on merchant ships should be eliminated. Instead merchant mariners should rely on some sort of RIB style rescue boat and life rafts. The so-called "rescue boat" on my ship is 90 feet from the water, it rough weather it would be very risky to attempt any kind of rescue if the ship was rolling more then a few degrees. Same goes for abandon ship. The situation regarding lifeboat/rescue boats today is unacceptable. With the exception of passenger ships, standard lifeboats on merchant ships should be eliminated. Instead merchant mariners should rely on some sort of RIB style rescue boat and life rafts. The so-called “rescue boat” on my ship is 90 feet from the water, it rough weather it would be very risky to attempt any kind of rescue if the ship was rolling more then a few degrees. Same goes for abandon ship. The situation regarding lifeboat/rescue boats today is unacceptable.

]]> http://gcaptain.com/freefall-lifeboats-is-there-a-safer-way/?1639#comment-11705 tim Tue, 27 May 2008 22:48:50 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=1639#comment-11705 Looks like a wild ride. Looks like a wild ride.

]]> http://gcaptain.com/freefall-lifeboats-is-there-a-safer-way/?1639#comment-13413 tim Tue, 27 May 2008 20:48:50 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=1639#comment-13413 Looks like a wild ride. Looks like a wild ride.

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