Something a bit unusual I think, for Mama Cormier’s Thursday Trios.
These are total immersion suits that will keep you alive for at least 6 hours in freezing water. I photographed these some years ago when I visited the workshop of Survitec in Sweden. Survitec is the worldwide group that manufactures and maintains rescue craft for ships, planes, oil rigs and container ships, as well as the above survival suits. Chances are that whatever cruise line or airline you are travelling on, its life rafts will be serviced and supplied by Survitec.
It’s something we take for granted, but I saw at first hand how important it is for this safety equipment to be in perfect order and how thorough the inspection is – right down to the medicines for pain, the batteries for the torches, and the bottled water, carried on board. So, a big clap for SURVITEC for keeping us safe, in the air and on the sea, and for the engineers and mechanics who test everything in freezing waters.
MARI'S TRAVELS WITH HER CAMERA 
Definitely unusual – and the sort of thing you hope you never have to make use of.
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Absolutely right, nice to know they’re there though.
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Indeed. Though no situations where I might need one coming up any time soon!
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Hope I never have the need……
Great photo Mari – and interesting story to match!
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I was fascinated during my time there. I would never have believed how large a lifeboat for 40 people was when unpacked on the floor.
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Gosh, listening to this morning’s unsettling news, I wondered what these suits were – I would not fancy finding out first hand… lovely colour, but they do look very uncomfortable!!
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I’m sure they are, but the alternative would be worse!
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The prospect of being in that water is pretty chilling!
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And when I saw he lifeboats it put me off leaving the country for a long while! The thought of being cooped up in one of those rafts for a long time is unnerving, but then it’s better than being at the mercy of the waves in a little wooden boat I suppose, or just relying on a liferaft!
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🙄💟
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