460 person lifeboat is just 14 metres long

This new high capacity lifeboat is claimed to reduce the length of the side of the ship required for lifeboats

German lifeboat builder Hatecke has developed the largest capacity ship’s lifeboat in the World within an overall length of just 14 metres writes Dag Pike.

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