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Old 21st May 2006, 08:25
david david is offline
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Japanese Ferries.
Being a novice on the SN team, maybe this has been discussed before, but here goes..
In almost every pic of a Japanese ferry that trade along the coast to the outer islands and Korea etc,even the very latest, they are shown totally devoid of lifeboats!!
Does anyone know why this is so?
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Old 21st May 2006, 21:35
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Japanese Ferries
David,

They all use rafts now, dont need boats. Just like planes they have emergency chutes on which passengers slide into the liferafts.

Chris
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Old 21st May 2006, 21:53
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Lifeboats
Even though the latest fast ferries are big beasts and make open sea crossings, not one has been fitted with a lifeboat.

Fred
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Old 21st May 2006, 22:17
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And I think the Prides of Dover and Calais (The converted freighters) do not have any standard lifeboats either.
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Old 29th May 2006, 15:21
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And I think the Prides of Dover and Calais (The converted freighters) do not have any standard lifeboats either.
Just to add to Daniel's post the P&O Darwins are Canterbury and Kent not Dover and Calais
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