Verdens største evakueringssystem testet

225 personer iklædt sorte jakker og redningsveste kravlede fredag op ad en meget stejl trappe på Esbjerg Havn. For enden af trappen var en 14 meter lang redningsstrømpe, som deltagerne uden tøven hoppede ned i - en efter en efter en.

Det gik stærkt, da Viking Life-Saving Equipment fredag i sidste uge udførte en kapacitetstest af verdens største evakueringssystem til krydstogtskibe ved Pier 1 på Esbjerg havn. Deltagerne var en uhomogen flok fra nær og fjern. Eneste fællesnævner var, at de alle var over 18 år. Sådan ser virkeligheden ombord på et skib nemlig ud. Og sådanne forhold tester myndighederne efter.

I takt med at skibene bliver større, stiger kravene til sikkerhedsudstyret også. Moderne krydstogtskibe kan transportere helt op til 8.000 personer, og de skal kunne evakueres på 30 minutter eller derunder. Det siger de internationale "Safety Of Life At Sea" (SOLAS) regler.

Målet for testen var at få evakueret 700 personer på 30 minutter. Og det lykkedes over al forventning. Så nu kan Vikings evakueringssystem til passagerskibe bryste sig af at være verdens største.

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