When someone with over 40 years on the deck of ships recovers our 90+kg dummy with OscarLine® in just over 60 seconds, and has this reaction!
Solo, under full sail downwind, F6+, never sailed or touched the controls of this yacht before but having to handle sails, manoeuvre and recover a 90+kg dummy!
Many rescuers have witnessed the casualty suddenly losing all strength the instant they make the slightest contact with safety. At this point, they may also collapse and die. In icy waters, watch what happens the instant this swimmer touches safe, hard ground.
Using the RNLI Training pool in Dorset, we completed a simulated double recovery to a 4m platform amongst many other otherwise impossible scenarios.
Early automatic lifejackets had a tendency to activate on a humid day. Our patented water control system needs the OscarLine® Pod to be held in water at least 20mm deep for the activation sequence to begin.
