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A Salty Lobsterman’s Tale of Survival at Sea

It’s everyone’s worst nightmare – falling overboard in the middle of the night while everyone else is asleep and your boat just keeps going until it’s out of sight in the darkness. The remarkable thing about this true story is that John Aldridge, a commercial lobsterman from Montauk, New York, lived to tell the tale, but only because he thought to capture air in his boots to help keep himself afloat and also because a Coast Guard helicopter, running low on fuel, spotted him 12 hours later. Aldridge’s nightmare started on a summer night four years ago, about 45 miles…

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New High-Tech Man Overboard Systems Can Keep Your Crew Safe

Man overboard – every captain’s nightmare scenario, when seconds can mean the difference between life and death. The point, of course, is to locate the man overboard absolutely as quickly as possible and then start the recovery effort. Now three new high-tech systems make it possible to find that person faster and easier. Developed by a French start-up, the Sea-Tags MOB wristband alarm system starts with downloading a free app to all smartphones on board the boat to monitor the wristbands. When anyone wearing the wristband goes overboard and the wristband is submerged, the smartphones will sound an alarm and…

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Can This Buoyant Glow-in-the-Dark Rope Save Your Life?

Now here’s something truly new: Buoyant rope that glows in the dark. A man overboard at night? With this rope, which comes in yellow, orange, pink and green,  at least you – and the man overboard – will be able to see the lifebuoy or whatever else you’re throwing his way. Called Night Saver Rope, it’s supposed to be 10 times stronger than standard buoyant rope. Certainly worth a second look: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/glow-in-the-dark-rope-a-lifesaver-at-sea-halifax-maker-says/article33022968/

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