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PRODUCTS

EVATS

EVATS (Emergency Vessel Attach- ment & Towing System), sold by

Samson, was developed in response to a request from the Alaska Mari-

Link-It time Prevention & Response Net-

Link-It is a button-knot soft shackle work, by Glosten and with techni- made from Samson’s Amsteel-Blue, cal support by Samson. Deliverable providing an easy to use, lightweight from a towing vessel or helicopter, it connection method. Replacing steel is designed to make the towing con- shackle or other connection types, nection to a disabled vessel at sea

Link-It will not corrode or rust, has safer and more ef? cient. Since most short connection lengths, ? oats, and vessels aren’t out? tted with dedi- can even be used as an overload indi- cated strongpoints and emergency cator. Link-It comes with attached tag towing arrangements, the EVATS and certi? cate of conformity. Link-It system is designed to have near- is available in strengths ranging from universal compatibility, accounting 37t to 610t and in 1 and 2 loop con- for known differences in vessels. ? gurations for management of knot

The primary strength members, diameter. Applications include pen- high-performance synthetic rope dant/mainline connection, pendant designed by Samson, allow for easy eye handle, messenger/pendant con- handling, quick deployment and nection, emergency bridle connection low system weight. and backer/mainline connection.

Electric Wire Rope Hoists

Harrington Hoists released two new capacities, 7.5 Ton and 10 Ton, in its

RY Electric Wire Rope hoist line. The

Two-color SOS Distress Light ultra-low headroom trolley hoists

The U.S. Coast Guard has approved have an H4 duty rating for high de-

Endura 12 the use of Sirius Signal’s ? agship elec- mand applications and standard con-

Endura 12 from Teufelbrger is high tronic visual distress signal device ? gurations are certi? ed and listed to strength, low stretch and has low (eVDSD) as a nighttime distress sig-

UL 1340 “Standard for Hoists” and creep. It utilizes the latest ultra high nal. The C-1002 two-color distress

CSA 22.2 No. 33. These hoists come molecular weight polyethylene ? ber light is approved for carriage, and standard with dual speed variable in a 12-strand construction. This legally replaces the need to carry ma- frequency drive (VFD) control on high-tech ? ber and construction pro- rine pyrotechnic ? ares and includes both hoist and trolley for optimum vide an extremely high strength, light- features that enhance its functionality speed adjustability. Also standard is a weight rope that is non-rotational and to the level of an alert and noti? ca- no load high speed function that al- easily spliced. Endura 12 is suited for tion system. The Bluetooth-enabled lows hoist operation at 1.5 times the wire rope replacement applications

C-1002 ? ashes the internationally standard high speed with a load less where size, strength and stretch are known SOS distress signal using a than 25% of rated capacity.

the main design considerations. All two-color plus infrared SOS ? ash

Endura 12 ropes come with Teufel- pattern (red/orange and cyan) that brger’s proprietary abrasion resistant has been found more effective against coating that is specially formulated shoreline background light clutter, to yield higher strength and more du- according to studies conducted by rable and water-resistant lines.

the U.S. Coast Guard R&D Center.

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