Based on photos of El Faro’s lifeboats, it’s unlikely either of them were able to launch before the ship sank, according to an official with Palfinger Marine. And even if they had, the odds were ...

Clatsop Community College has acquired an enclosed motor lifeboat, donated by the U.S. Maritime Administration from the M/V Cape Horn at Vigor Shipyard in Portland. The donation, received by the ...

El Faro lifeboat This photo of an El Faro lifeboat found during search and rescue efforts were introduced as an exhibit during the Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation Hearing on El Faro's ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Early detection of El Faro’s Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon, or EPIRB, proved difficult for search and rescue teams. Experts with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Lifeboat manufacturer Norsafe has developed a new partially enclosed lifeboat (PELB) for passenger vessels: the SOLAS compliant Minima 88, a compact 8.8m long boat with a width of 4.25m for 150 ...

In the 1950s, use of inflatable life rafts became widespread in the maritime community, when large ships began to carry them as spare survival crafts. These early inflatable rafts could automatically ...

Two months after the U.S. Coast Guard released 36 recommendations designed to prevent future marine tragedies following the sinking of the El Faro, the agency's chief agreed to implement just under ...

Palfinger Marine has been chosen as the supplier for the replacement of six large lifeboat stations for the accommodation vessel Edda Fides. “We have been working closely with Edda Accoommodation on ...

The sub-committee agreed to finalize draft amendments for ventilation requirements for totally enclosed lifeboats which are expected to be adopted at MSC 107. New requirements for ventilation of ...

Radio control boats usually bring up thoughts of racing catamarans, or scale sailing yachts. This build takes things in a slightly different direction. A radio controlled lifeboat with a built-in ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — El Faro's surveyor says they did annual inspections of the ship's lifeboat operations, but they don't have to see the boats get in the water. And they’re boats that wouldn’t be ...