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| The "Noodlevator"
uses a length of line with knots in it and a swimming pool "noodle,"
to make contact with a victim and then hoist him from the water.
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Plastimo
boarding steps are shown in use here. |
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| A similar
product is made by Markusnet, distributed out of Iceland. |
On the
right boat, sometimes the best way to get a person back aboard
is simply by brute strength. |
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| The extremely
high counter on other boats is one of the challenges of bringing
a crew back on board. |
A film
crew followed many of the rescues, collecting valuable video
and still footage. Here they prepare to capture a rescue aboard
the Grand Banks 42. |
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| A swim
platform can be a valuable way of reboarding, but in rough seas
or with an unconscious victim, other methods should be available.
In this photo, an overboard crew member gets a little extra
reassurance on this way up the swim platform from an inflatable
Lifesling. |
In this
photo, the B.O.B. Sling from Ocean Marine Systems is tested. |
| Photos
by Phil Cowley. Additional photos by Ruth Wood and Joni Turken.
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