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To: Travis McGee
Now, check out the lifeboats on El Faro.

Which do you think has a better chance of a successful deployment in a hurricane, in 30 foot plus seas, with the ship rolling 45* side to side after losing power, beam on to the wind and waves?


13 posted on 10/04/2015 6:40:55 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee

Lifeboats?

Where?

Is that them hanging from that yardarm sort of thing, abeam the funnel, above the “SEA STAR” label?


117 posted on 10/04/2015 3:15:33 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Travis McGee

Travis those look like open lifeboats as opposed to the closed survival boats we are used to.

....Which is probably your point.

Would they require an operator to lower them, a la the Titanic?

I thought survival boats just required you to hit a big red button.


139 posted on 10/05/2015 9:51:23 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (The economic collapse is imminent. Buy staple food and OTC meds now, before prices skyrocket.)
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To: Travis McGee

Of the two, I’d rather be on the Maersk Alabama if the weather turned to $#!+ ...


140 posted on 10/05/2015 9:54:40 AM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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