"Brian K" wrote in message
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> Cruise Ships concerned with the safety of passengers have often canceled
> ports where tendering is not doable. These very same ships tenders are
> to be used as life boats if need be. Now, my question is this, if they
> can't be used to tender in rough seas, how well will they fare as life
> boats under the same conditions. Or, will they only be fair weather life
> boats?
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When tendering to a vacation port, the captain avoids bumps and bruises to
passengers that a tender ride might cause. That's not much of a concern
when leaving a sinking ship. Clearly there are different rules for tenders
as for life boats, even if the device is the same.
Just my opinion,
Harry Cooper
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