Freefall lifeboat launch

[ngkful]

anything which can sink very quickly like tankers must have fast launching lifeboats like this

[Benpg93]

how many people do they hold

[geow9]

Those things fit 30 people, right? How?

Is it just a volume calculation?

[the26thhour]

There should be one of these at every street corner in Japan

[m4rkyboy]

Stingrayyyyyy!!! da da da da!

[cucaratsa76]

i think this test to the freefall type lifeboats has been prohibited

[Drakecageful]

@cucaratsa76 I don't think so. We still continue to carry out mandatory periodic tests like this.

[DCTriv]

So looking forward to this at Naval training :D

[posro1988]

the rocket!

[maximumoverdrive96]

that would be a hell of a ride!!!!!!!!!!!

[DrewsCoolReviews]

We all live in an orange submarine! An orange submarine, an orange submarine! Wait a second. . .

[karl101594]

:))

[Rickard1992]

Done that :D

[MrDwendt]

how do they lift it back up...or are the seamen screwed if an emergency happen?

[DCTriv]

@MrDwendt When shit hits the fan, you hit the freefall button. If the situation calls to use one of those, I don't want to back on the ship any time soon :D

[gavinsstuff]

how much would one of these cost (or similar) if possible to purchase alone.

[AgentHog]

Now I want to see them get it back onboard.

[namesofold]

@AgentHog its not supposed to lol

[AgentHog]

@namesofold Actually it does winch back up, it isn't one time use and then disposed of.

[TheAngelbernard]

@AgentHog normally we heaving the boat by davits,we lowered the boat into the water twice a year by a hoisting gears and 2 cylinder.nobody inside into the boat during test.....freefall lifeboat is completley difference compare to the other types.

[stakeee]

they are winched back on board

[anobxyo]

shit idlike to give this a try

[TheLegoman28]

is that how they launch lifeboats on cargo ships

[Alfafella]

@TheLegoman28 , Yeah on some of them. The other type of lifeboats are davit launched and are lowered horizontally to the water with a wire attached either end.

[stakeee]

mainly the ships that transport flamable goods uses these lifebouts, they are totaly enclosed, in case of a disaster escaping the fire from the crippled ship, also these boats have a cooling mecanism lasting longer under fire

[galvers77]

@TheLegoman28 Only on tankers for a quick evacuation

[garfield190657]

being inside one of them when its being dropped is just a whole lot of fun. i have try it once from only about 14 meters...okey, you notice when it hits water. your head is secured to the seat, and your back is being pushed into the back of the seat by the reaction force when it hits the sea surface. typical drop height from a oil platform is about 28-30 mtrs.

the boats undergoes free fall tests from 48-50 mtrs. during the certification process.

[stege]

WTF! anybody insided? is it secure stay inside this thing when fall off?? lol!

[kapufa]

@stege

quite safe,

and it is way much safer to get inside this falling thing than staying aborad the sinking vessel...

[stakeee]

the desing of this lifebout is to escape as fast as possible from the dangers of the ship

[00Billy]

With cushy soft retraint (5 pt harness) the G's wouldn't be too bad.

If you're not strapped in....your a human chicklet.

[mat8660]

Take your pick...die in sinking boat, or die in life boat plunging into water

[BluTrollPro]

@mat8660 the things are acually very safe. The ones i have been on have full chest harness and a lot of handles too hold on to the worst that really can happen is that you can be winded. They also have ample supplies and radio equipment for people to survive for days before rescue.

[youtheotube2]

i hope that things waterproof

[buganwille]

great for 2012...

[MikUhrik]

lol

[FlymannNO]

it looks kinda scary to be inside that thing

[mikaila31]

Just imagine its a roller coaster!

[Roca89]

what about the people inside ? :S seat belts ? must be a hell of a punch in your chest

[Tralgit]

You are sitting with your back towards the water and you have seat belts.

[peerless77]

That boat just took an orange dump.

[FoGGeRdk]

i was sitting with my nose against the window :((((

[onecanmadman]

The good old British Esteem ;) I was on this ship a few months ago. That rescue boat is a piece of shit

[Bassoomamor]

goooood

[homerVSburns]

wohooza that is funny!

but funnier is it with:

-13 knots

-14 years (i was it)

-15 philippinos

i did it in holydays on the container feeder

"m/s halland"

that was a very cool time

[Highbuzz]

that was pretty cool tbh