[image] Coast Guard Searching for Survivors After Boat Sinks Near Sutwik Island, 5... JUNEAU, Alaska — Coast Guard crews are searching for five people in the water Wednesday after their boat sank near Sutwik Island, Alaska. Scandies Rose, a 130-foot crab fishing vessel homeported in Dutc…

Thank the Marine Electric disaster for the requirement of the suits. Glad the option was there. It isn’t easy to deploy for some even during a Safety drill , let alone an emergency in rough weather. I tried not to take the risks to put my crew in the situation that they would need them. Pick up harn…

[image] tugsailor: To my knowledge Kent is the only brand of USCG approved survival suit with a built in lifting harness. The Mustang Survival Ocean Commander OC8000 HR is USCG approved and comes with a built-in safety harness. https://mustangsurvival.com/collections/immersion-dry-suits/prod…

[image] tugsailor: A lifting harness seems like an essential feature of a good suit. What he said.

https://www.whiteglacier.com/ Harness and more insulation.

[image] twackineer: Did you have to buy your own for work? I was self employed at the time. [image] Lee_Shore: Not practical to wear until it’s time to abandon ship. When working on thin ice, or operating a skiff in freezing spray conditions, your ideas about appropriate attire tend t…

Do you know what a gumby suit is? It’s a suit designed for survival when abandoning ship, essentially a bag shaped with arms and legs. Only a halfwit would wear one to perform work when there are anti-exposure floatation suits specifically designed for that purpose.

I bought my own survival suit 35 years ago and carried With me on airplanes to boats. With high baggage charges now, there is only so much stuff you can carry. Unless it’s a harbor boat that you drive your car to, the boat ought to provide the best available PPE including survival suits, and insula…

I’m unfamiliar with this gumby of which you speak, but I take it we’re talking about immersion suits for abandoning ship. The one I’m referring to is designed specifically for high risk transit, and as such is of sturdier construction and offers a bit more freedom of movement. [image] tugsailor: …

Sinking of F/V Scandies Rose

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Tugslasthitch January 7, 2020, 4:27am 31

Curious about the suit with the harness , how often does the harness need to be tested under a load? Every time the suits come up for inspections ?

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