I am all for it. That Viking design with a metal sphere comes to mind.
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Not metal and not sphere shaped, but the new VIKING Norsafe Totally Enclosed Lifeboats (TELB) for vessels where deck space and weight is at a premium:
Whitaker tried with the sphere shaped Survival Capsule some years back:
Not a great success.
There is one at the Norwegian Oil Museum in Stavanger:
This one was installed in the Ekoifisk Field. (Later replaced with freefall lifeboats):
PS> I entered one during Survival training In Maasvlakte, R’dam in 1988.(in preparation for installation of the Ekofisk Barrier in 1989):
Very uncomfortable, even in calm waters. Almost impossible to control/steer.
I think he means this. VIKING Nadiro Drop-In-Ball™32