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Coast Guard Seeks Public’s Help Developing Mass Casualty at Sea Lifesaving Device
gCaptain ^ | 7-13-2021 | Mike Schuler

Posted on 07/13/2021 2:50:28 PM PDT by fishtank

Coast Guard Seeks Public’s Help Developing Mass Casualty at Sea Lifesaving Device

Mike Schuler

July 13, 2021

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Here’s a scenario for you… a cruise ship is sinking at sea and hundreds, if not thousands of people are in need of immediate rescue. Due to conditions, lifeboats are inoperable or infeasible. What’s the best option for rescue? That’s a question the Department of Homeland Security needs your help figuring out.

In collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard, the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has released the “Mass Rescue Operations Lifesaving Device Broad Agency Announcement” solicitation seeking the public’s help in coming up with innovative technology to respond to mass-casualty events at sea.

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KEYWORDS: coastguard; rescue; sea
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To: fishtank

Make a full auto device like a tee shirt gun to spread life jackets all around the ship. Have at least twice the amount of life jackets as passengers. The life boats at less than ship capacity did not work in the Titanic.


21 posted on 07/13/2021 3:18:23 PM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: fishtank

No cruise for me..
Terra Firma!


22 posted on 07/13/2021 3:24:22 PM PDT by Muhammy
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To: T.B. Yoits

23 posted on 07/13/2021 3:24:41 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: fishtank
Here ya go, Mr. Coast Guard

IBA-100-and-150-pers-800x

24 posted on 07/13/2021 3:32:48 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: fishtank

Give each passenger a can of “Great Stuff” to squirt in their pockets.


25 posted on 07/13/2021 3:34:08 PM PDT by Born to Conserve
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To: Bobalu

How many people will they hold?


26 posted on 07/13/2021 3:34:17 PM PDT by Stayfree (FuckGeorgeSoros.com is for sale!!!!)
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To: fishtank

I was on the concordia, the week before it sank. Lucky for me. I’m met Captain Schitino and he said you need to get the hell off this boat. I did what I was told. I suppose I’m better for it.


27 posted on 07/13/2021 3:39:31 PM PDT by Captain Jack Aubrey (There's not a moment to lose.)
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To: fishtank

How about life vests


28 posted on 07/13/2021 3:44:13 PM PDT by vigilante2
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To: Stayfree

I believe that the large one like in the photo holds about 130 people...in close quarters, strapped tightly into seats.


29 posted on 07/13/2021 3:45:01 PM PDT by Bobalu (We're way past Republican versus Democrat.... This is Good versus Evil...)
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To: TexasGator

Dumb attempt at a photo analogy of the topic but excellent B&W from Detective Semendinger


30 posted on 07/13/2021 3:45:35 PM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: fishtank

“...Mass Casualty at Sea...”

Iranians, AlQaeda, Chicoms, or White Supremacists?


31 posted on 07/13/2021 3:45:53 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals)
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To: fishtank
what're the inside max pallet dimensions of a C5A?
32 posted on 07/13/2021 3:52:06 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: fishtank
a large capacity-floating device to keep survivors out of the water I believe that would be another big boat. There is a larger percentage of elderly, wheel chair bound, O2 breathing passengers on cruise ships than you would imagine. Some areas are rather cramped making quick passage off difficult. Fortunately these behemoths are not likely to sink quickly, although it can happen as it did I think off Greece some years ago. Frankly, I have no desire to be cooped up with strangers but to each his own.
33 posted on 07/13/2021 3:57:14 PM PDT by dblshot
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To: fishtank

Definitely hashtags. They work for all democrat concern trolls.


34 posted on 07/13/2021 4:06:42 PM PDT by Track9 (Dealing with democrats is like living without toilet paper. )
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To: fishtank

C130 filled with big pool noodles. Give me my grant.


35 posted on 07/13/2021 4:08:19 PM PDT by wgmalabama (We will find out if the Vac or virus risk was the correct choice - can we put truth above narrative?)
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To: fishtank

In the USAF, we had large inflatable rafts that could be thrown in the water, and inflated with canisters of compressed air.

They were designed so that they always floated correct side up and could carry a lot of people. Some even had covers for bad weather.


36 posted on 07/13/2021 4:17:23 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ((Democrats have declared us to be THE OBSOLETE MAN in the Twilight Zone.))
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To: fishtank

Simple...
All cruise ships should be required to sail with two (2) additional cruise ships in tow...
Each of the tow lines will be strong enough for the cable cars attached to move 100-passengers at a time to safety...
However, any passenger either unvaccinated or not wearing a mask will have to swim for it...

Just like engines on a plane... Safety in numbers...
That was a major selling point for the world’s first business jet, the Lockheed JetStar... Four jet engines on a plane for 9 passengers... It worked for James Bond (Sean C.)


37 posted on 07/13/2021 4:25:41 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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To: DuncanWaring

The lifeboats are ‘online’ — there’s the problem !!


38 posted on 07/13/2021 4:45:29 PM PDT by George from New England
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To: fishtank
This thought just popped into my head, still working on it...

After several highrise fires where people couldn't use the stairs to escape, they started selling personal parachutes for office workers to escape the flames by jumping out the window.

I know, kinda flaky and I don't know if even one life was ever saved in this way...

Anyway, the idea is "personal lifesaving equipment" -- Inflatable, self-contained, waterproof once you are inside, fits in a suitcase when deflated.

One cruise ship mass fatality and you could sell thousands of them overnight.

39 posted on 07/13/2021 4:59:09 PM PDT by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: fishtank

How about ship maintenance and saikor/officer training so no help is needed! C’mon people, stop coddling!


40 posted on 07/13/2021 5:03:57 PM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It ( )
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