Modern lifeboats are engineered to launch in rough seas, but the same mechanisms that make them reliable can also fail in terrifying ways during drills. This breaks down the physics of on load release ...

The lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding has completely re-engineered its range of on-load release hooks. The lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding has completely re-engineered its ...

Norsafe advises the industry that it needs to ensure that all ships’ on-load LSA release mechanisms comply with SOLAS Resolution MSC.317(89) by 1st July 2019. In some instances, this may mean that a ...

Norway-based Henriksen Hooks said its new Liferaft Release Hook into full production following completion of a prolonged testing program. Now available globally, the new crane hook has been especially ...