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NEW RECORD FOR NORSAFE – (Norsafe, Faevik, Norway) Norsafe set a new world record June 25, 2015, when the 70 passenger GES50 MKIII was dropped from 40 meters with 10 persons on board. There has never before been a staffed lifeboat dropped from this height.
The free fall model used was a Norsafe GES50 MKIII with a capacity of 70 passengers. This is one of the largest and most advanced lifeboats in the world. Norsafe also holds the world record for highest drop without passengers on board. This record is 66.8 meters, and the drop was carried out with a Norsafe GES52, the largest free-fall lifeboat currently built by Norsafe. Norsafe’s newly opened training and test center in Rosendal, is capable of performing such unique drop tests.
The new tower for free fall boats is 60 meters high and can perform drops up to 40 meters with crew on board. Accordingly, standard training drops utilizing free-fall lifeboats are arranged from 19 meters height.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOe71TE3130&feature=youtu.be
The free fall model used was a Norsafe GES50 MKIII with a capacity of 70 passengers. This is one of the largest and most advanced lifeboats in the world. Norsafe also holds the world record for highest drop without passengers on board. This record is 66.8 meters, and the drop was carried out with a Norsafe GES52, the largest free-fall lifeboat currently built by Norsafe. Norsafe’s newly opened training and test center in Rosendal, is capable of performing such unique drop tests.
The new tower for free fall boats is 60 meters high and can perform drops up to 40 meters with crew on board. Accordingly, standard training drops utilizing free-fall lifeboats are arranged from 19 meters height.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOe71TE3130&feature=youtu.be