Photo: Lowlands Grace Investigation Report BACKGRoUnd A Hazardous History Why new lifeboat hooks are necessary numerous accounts of hook failures are unfortunately well documented. Gard P&I Club (presented at IMO) n 240,000 annual drills conducted n 1,000 accidents, 1,000 injuries n 100-500 fatalities n 1992: 6 fatalities and 6 injuries, at a cost of $1.6M* n1994:14 injuries, at a cost of $4.4M* *Documented insurance estimates The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control n 2003-2006: the cause of 9-11% of detentions n Second only to fire fighting equipment n 2009 analysis: deficiencies found on 20% of all ships 4
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