Willard Marine, que, con sede en Anaheim (California), fabrica lanchas en aluminio y materiales compuestos desde 1957, anunció que el US Coast Guard ha aprobado su Sea Force 670 Solas de rescate, con motor Volvo Penta D3 de 220 CV,cinco cilindros diesel y tubocargado, emparejado con un water jet de Hamilton. La empresa ha recibido pedidos para cuatro unidades del US Military Sealift Command, así como una para el barco de entrenamiento MV General Rudder de
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The last lifeboat successfully launched from the RMS Titanic. Credit: National Archives |
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.
How has our approach to saving lives at sea changed since the tragedy of the RMS Titanic in which 1,523 of the 2,228 people she was carrying died a century ago?
Surprisingly, not much.
Only this April the South Korean ferry Sewol capsized claiming 288 lives so far, many high school students.
Inadequate provision of lifeboats was a key factor in the Titanic disaster in 1912, leading directly to significant changes in the requirements for passenger ships.