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发表于 2016-5-25 09:14
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来自: 中国香港
The hovercraft escape vessel
Freefall lifeboats are the main means of evacuation
for commercial cargo vessels, however they are
problematic in icy waters due to the risk of landing
on ice, which would harm the people they were
designed to save.
Hovercrafts are a far superior option. Not only do
they have excellent mobility and speed in both ice
and open water, they are enclosed so those on board
are sheltered from the weather. In an emergency, a
hovercraft could be driven to a safe location, such as
a large ice floe or beach, where passengers could
wait for rescue vessels.
There are models available today that could cater
for the typically small crews that staff a bulk carrier
(usually around 10 people). A hovercraft takes longer
to man and launch than lifeboats do, but this could
be addressed by installing ramps to help deploy the
craft directly onto ice or the water’s surface.
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