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  2. Marine evacuation system - Wikipedia

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    Marine evacuation system. A marine evacuation system (MES) is a lifesaving device found on many modern passenger ships or oil rigs consisting of an inflatable slide or escape chute where a passenger can evacuate straight into waiting life rafts. Developed in 1979 by RFD, a New Zealand–based company that distributes safety equipment; MES is ...

  3. VB-10,000 (ship) - Wikipedia

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    The VB-10,000 is a heavy-lift twin- gantry catamaran consisting of two truss space frames atop two barges. The design was derived from Versabar's earlier VB-4000 (aka Bottom Feeder), [1][2] which was developed to clear debris from toppled oil drilling platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Instead of sending divers to section the wreckage into pieces ...

  4. Bulk carrier - Wikipedia

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    Newer vessels have hydraulic-operated metal hatch covers that can often be operated by one person. [65] Hatch covers can slide forwards, backwards, or to the side, lift up or fold up. It is essential that the hatch covers be watertight: unsealed hatches lead to accidental cargo hold flooding, which has caused many bulk carriers to sink. [69]

  5. Liftboat - Wikipedia

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    The liftboat Kaitlyn Eymard was built in the US by Conrad Industries in 2002. A liftboat is a self-propelled, self-elevating vessel used in support of various offshore mineral exploration and production or offshore construction activities. A liftboat has a relatively large open deck to accommodate equipment and supplies, and the capability of ...

  6. Costa Concordia disaster - Wikipedia

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    On 13 January 2012, the seven-year-old Costa Cruises vessel Costa Concordia was on the first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea when it deviated from its planned route at Isola del Giglio, Tuscany in order to perform at sail-by salute, sailed closer to the island than intended, and struck a rock formation on the sea floor.

  7. Shiplift - Wikipedia

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    Shiplift. A shiplift is a modern alternative for a slipway, a floating dry dock or a graving dry dock. A shiplift is used to dry dock and launch ships. It consists of a structural platform that is lifted and lowered exactly vertically, synchronously by a number of hoists. First, the platform is lowered underwater, then the ship is floated above ...

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