This Is Only A Test – Freefall Lifeboat Design and Testing

Published: February 12th, 2009 by John |

Aboard ship one always hopes they never need to take a sleigh ride into an unfriendly sea but Ship Happens. When it does you’re going to be very pleased the guys at Petrofac and SurvivalTech are running boats through extensive tests. The following is video of their facility and a few design drawings from lifeboat engineers.

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Captain John Konrad is co-founder of Unofficial Networks and Editor In Chief of this blog. He is a USCG licensed Master Mariner of Unlimited Tonnage and, since graduating from SUNY Maritime College, has sailed a variety of ships from ports around the world. John currently lives in Morro Bay, California with his wife and two children.
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