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>The dink whilst attached, but in the water could well be easier to
recover a MOB due to the hinging action keeping the outboard side of the
dink lower to the water as opposed to the swim platform charging up and
down.
Another issue to consider is if the boat is pitching up and down there
is the risk of the person being recovered getting some or all of his/her
body underneath the swimstep as it comes down. A wallop on the head
from a swimstep is not likely to do anyone any good. The side recovery
eliminates this particular risk although there are plenty of other risks
in an MOB situation. Recovery into a lowered dinghy attached to the
boat also avoids the potential of getting whacked by the descending
swimstep. Not that a recovery into a dinghy doesn't have its own
problems, but being clobbered by a platform attached to the descending
end of a 26,000 pound boat isn't one of them.
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C. Marin Faure
GB36-403 "La Perouse"
Bellingham, Washington
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