Evacuation System Debut in Frozen Fjord

2006-06-01T00:00:00

Trials dont get more authentic than the one for Vikings new evacuation liferaft system in Norway recently.

Denmark''s Viking Life-Saving Equipment launched its new evacuation liferaft system in the middle of a snowstorm in a freezing Norwegian fjord in March under the watchful eye of Norwegian maritime authorities. The new mini-slide system had been integrated into the newbuild ro-ro passenger vessel M/F Lote for ferry operators Fjord ...

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