In many regions of the world, vessels from Australian shipyard Hart Marine in Mornington, Victoria, are regarded as the “pilot boat of choice,” with many of them installed with the Volvo Penta IPS (i ...

This May Be The Best Photo Ever Taken From The International Space Station We are in awe at what astronaut Don Pettit has been able to capture from space.

Lifeboat design was once again questioned – with her four water ballast tanks the Charles Biggs was considered to have better self-righting qualities. The prominent naval architect George Lennox ...

Because of this, critical measures are taken to ensure the self-righting capabilities of the boats are not compromised. To ensure that the longitudinal, horizontal, and vertical centers of gravity are ...

“Luckily, we had self-righting boat, so we managed to eventually get back on course.” But battling through the eye of the storm vastly depleted the crew’s fresh water supplies.

A keel laying ceremony signaled the start of construction on a new pilot transfer vessel currently being constructed by Next Generation Shipyards for the UK's Port of Milford Haven. Slated for ...

Adaptive sailing boat RS Venture Connect SCS rolls out in Australia, boosting Wynyard Yacht Club's sailability and para sailing programmes.

This article was originally published with the title “Capt. Dobbins's Self-Righting Life Boat” inScientific American Magazine Vol. 43 No. 4(July 1880), p. 56doi:10.1038 ...

RNLI's history of vessel design: Development of working craft through the ages, and evolution that led to rapid powerboats in service.

The other means was a self-bailing, self-righting boat, crewed by six surfmen, using oars from 12 to 18 feet long. The boats weighed from 700 to 1,000 pounds and were incredibly seaworthy. The ...

Getting the distribution correct between masses and volumes is crucial when designing a self-righting boat so that if it capsizes, the balance of masses and volumes is ‘disturbed’, causing the boat to ...