It has taken some 25 years before the Verhoef company’s idea for a free-falllifeboat has been fully recognized by the maritime and offshore industry. The Cullen Report, prepared as are suit of the Piper Alpha production platform disaster, itself supports the idea. This has also contributed to the fact that the free-fall lifeboat from the Aalsmeer company now sells like hotcakes.
De Ruyter Medaille
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