Life boats

The issue of inadvertent release is not the only problem with the davit-launched lifeboat, there is also the problem of getting the boat safely hooked back up to recover, especially in any kind of sea.

This problem is compounded if the crew lacks practical experience launching and recovering the boats.

There is a thread here of a rescue at sea where problems arose from a captain deciding to do a ship rather then a boat recuse.

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