Hi Rick. Thanx for comment. Well, I bet the crew in a lifeboat was advised to hold monkey lines tight:) I'm not sure, but the motor, lifting the lifeboat back to it's position, could have been pneumatic. It takes ages to get back to the top:)Cheers Matt

Mat, interesting to see this shot of the ship in a very light ballasted condition, and the length of the lifeboat falls (the wires from the davits) which I estimate at 25 to 30 meters. In all but the calmest weather, it would have been very difficult, and dangerous, to re-connect the lifeboat to the heavy hooks on the ends of the falls. Even though it appears calm weather, at sea level you can see there is a small sea swell. When in the lifeboat, and being winched back up to boat deck level by a slow electric motor, it could be quite unnerving!
Regards, Rick

Hi Mats. No, my father took that picture. He did work on Pogeez.

Matt, is this the ship you sailed on at the time? (Since you were in its lifeboat during the drill, I mean...)

Ok, changing it now, thanx again

Hello matfromhell, Incorrect IMO it should be 7349962

Regards
Ian Thomas