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Givens Double Ballast Self-Stabilizing Buoy Life Raft Will not Capsize!

 

Weight Distribution and Stability Testing


Divers in survival suits attempted to intentionally capsize
a Givens Buoy Life Raft and were unable to do so. The Givens Buoy Liferaft remained upright and would not capsize!

Competitors' lightly ballasted raft capsizes!

 

Weight Distribution and Stability Testing


This photo illustrates how a single diver is able to capsize
a competitors lightly ballasted raft by simply attempting to board it!

"Survivors" wearing exposure suits were able to capsize unballasted and lightly-ballasted rafts. Those rafts also capsized when two or more raft occupants were positioned on the same side of an un-ballasted raft. (Click here to see a comparison explanation of the ballast systems on life rafts.) The testing teams were unable to capsize a Givens Buoy Life Raft, even with 800 pounds of body weight on one side of the raft.
 

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