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Richard Casady wrote:

On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:36:24 +0000, Larry wrote:

Seals swim in from sub at 0300 local and quietly burn 1" hole in bottom of
lifeboat then simply swim away. Panic ensues as lifeboat sinks for unknown
reasons.
Bull****. Lifeboats are unsinkable, will float when full of water. I
crossed the atlantic, bed about fifteen feet from a lifeboat, and got
a good look at it. Talked to the crew as well. Lowering gear is pretty
complicated. They make a point of telling the passengers that there
are two lifeboat seats per person. They don't tell you that if the
ship has a fair list, you maybe can only launch half of them.

Casady

Bull**** is right..... This a "LifeRaft" inflatable and is of Rubberized
Cloth Construction.

Wrong. Do go and get some more accurate information. This is a
completely enclosed SOLAS lifeboat, fiberglass, food for many days, a
couple of days worth of fuel, launched from a railway at the stern of
the ship....


Cheers
Martin