Why a Liferaft?
Accidents, whether fire, collision or sinking, don’t just happen to others. As confident as you may be about your vessel and its crew, unfortunate things can happen. Even with today’s high performance communications that allow your position to be rapidly and accurately pinpointed, setting off a beacon or launching a Mayday is no guarantee of rescue.
Countless shipwreck survivors can testify that they owe their lives to the life raft.
Help may take time coming or be unable to respond immediately and whether you’re a good swimmer or not, a life raft is the only real protection that you can get against the wind and cold. Countless shipwreck survivors can testify that they owe their lives to the life raft. It may only be a couple of hours or a few days before help arrives.
Or maybe it will extend to the 130 days a Japanese sailor survived in one, but whichever way, a life raft increases your odds of survival. A life raft may not be the most comfortable or largest of crafts but it can give you the peace of mind to set out and enjoy your voyage, properly prepared.
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