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World’s largest inflatable lifeboat Seahaven wins technology award

World’s largest inflatable lifeboat Seahaven wins technology award

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 28, 2022 | Maritime awards, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Shipping

Survitec’s Seahaven, the world’s largest inflatable lifeboat, has won the technology category of this year’s Safety4Sea awards. The self-propelled lifeboat surpassed Safety4Sea’s judging criteria of providing a ‘significant technological achievement or...
VIKING develops new comfortable lifejacket for offshore crew

VIKING develops new comfortable lifejacket for offshore crew

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 12, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Offshore

Danish manufacturer of safety solutions, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment, has unveiled the new generation of its VIKING YouSafe Vanguard lifejackets. It was developed to meet new standards of comfort and safety for workers. The protective equipment was primarily designed...
Safetyboat.nl brings steerable lifebuoy to the Dutch market

Safetyboat.nl brings steerable lifebuoy to the Dutch market

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 7, 2020 | News

Safetyboat.nl will market the Portuguese Usafe in the Netherlands. The Usafe is a steerable lifebuoy that can sail to a drowning person and increases the chances of survival. The lifebuoy can be used in inland navigation, fishing or for rescue operations along the...
Defective Tightening Nut Makes Lifeboat Launch Impossible

Defective Tightening Nut Makes Lifeboat Launch Impossible

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 15, 2020 | News

A system is only as good as its weakest link. A recent Mars Report describes an incident in which a lifeboat could not be lowered during a drill due to one small, defective tightening nut. A summary of what happened: While at anchor, the deck crew were testing the...
Flag State Approval for Electrically Powered Liferaft

Flag State Approval for Electrically Powered Liferaft

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 17, 2019 | News

Viking Life-Saving Equipment has obtained flag state approval for its LifeCraft system. It is the world’s first inflatable and electrically powered evacuation solution for passenger ships. One LifeCraft system can save 812 people. The stamp of approval by the...
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