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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 some newer features developed specifically for the new Marin Ark 632.  "The Marin Ark was designed to meet industry needs and remains the world’s largest MES" McCormick told SASI. “Larger vessels with increased demand on deck and shell space meant that MESs had to increase, similar to what happened with lifeboats,” he noted.  “The Marin Ark 632 was designed to be compact and fit into the same deck space and shell space as the 430-person version, but giving almost 50% additional capacity.” 

The Marin Ark remains the system of choice for some of the biggest names in the industry due to its increased capacity and compact design.  Officially launched in April of last year, the Marin Ark 632 will be installed on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Epic, being constructed by STX Europe at St Nazaire, France.  Other orders include two Royal Caribbean International ‘Solstice’ class new build currently known as H679 and H691, two vessels for Blue Star ferries being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, two navel vessels being constructed by Navantia of Spain, and three vessels for the US Navy.

The new generation RFD Marin Ark continues to revolutionise the MES market with what McCormick sums up as “compact design, increased capacity, significantly improved chute performance and bringing a reduction in operational costs”.  The Marin Ark 632 opens a brand new era for Marine Evacuation Systems, already being hailed as the safest and most cost-effective dry-shod MES in the world.

To read the full article please see the attached file.

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