Lifeboats are designed to save lives, but over the years there have been many serious casualties that have occurred during drills, routine maintenance operations and inspections of davit suspended boats fitted with on-load release hooks. These accidents have also resulted in seafarers losing confidence in the lifeboat launching systems, says in article published on gard website.
Causes of lifeboat accidentsLifeboat accidents have a variety of causes. Some of the more frequently occurring ones...
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