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Initially Posted - 10/27/2018 :  09:28:36  Show Profile
Was checking on our local NOAA Fisheries research station and found this article about a new MOB/COB lifesaving device:

https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/press_release/pr2017/features/mob_device/

Here’s an excerpt:

“Man Overboard Rescue Device Developed by Milford Lab Staff
U.S. Patent Pending on device
Recovering an unresponsive person in the water and bringing them aboard a vessel has been a longstanding problem in marine safety and training. Until now. A new invention from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center's Milford Laboratory looks like a practical and effective tool for saving lives at sea.

Robert Alix, captain of the Lab’s 49-foot research vessel Victor Loosanoff, and Werner Schreiner, a former deck hand on the boat, developed the Man Overboard Recovery device, or MOB, and a U.S. patent is pending. The rights belong to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the parent organization of NOAA Fisheries.”

The article goes on to say it’s intended for 25-50 foot vessels with a minimum of crew. Pretty cool beans!
Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

Port Captain — Milford, CT
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