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NORDIC shipyard, Wismar, Germany – RFD have successfully installed one of their premium Marin Ark systems on Stena H164 (Britannica), this follows the successful installation of the sister vessel Stena Hollandica. The Marin Ark 430 and one over capacity raft were deployed successfully with much praise from Stena and yard…

Following Marin Ark’s success with Stena Line’s ‘Vismar’ buildings, Hollandica and Britannica, we are now pleased to announce that Stena Line has selected RFD Marin Ark for the Stena Trade and Traveller conversions. Stena plan to increase the passenger capacity of both vessels to 1000 pax, and the 2 x…

The RFD Marin Ark has featured in the June issue of Safety at Sea International magazine.  This further adds to the growing profile of the new generation RFD Marin Ark.  The article, with the help of RFD Marin Ark Sales Manager Richard McCormick details the numerous benefits of the system along with…

It is always very concerning to hear of emergencies at sea, but at the same time very assuring to hear that our safety equipment played a vital role in the rescue. An example of such a story took place during a recent fishing expedition in Portugal. On 24th May at…

Daewoo, one of the largest shipbuilders in the world have placed an order for 4 x Marin Ark 632 for the new Blue Star ferries vessel Hull 7510 to be delivered March 2011 This will be the second new generation Marin Ark for the Blue Star ferries range as the 7510…

The US Navy have placed another order for the new Marine Evacuation System (MES) the Marin Ark.  This will be for their Sisler Vessel.  The Sisler is a noncombatant ship and is one of 19 large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ships.  The large ship (Length: 950 feet; Beam: 106 feet) is ideal for the loading,…