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'Always Step UP Into the Liferaft' Is Terrible Advice, Coast Guard Expert Says
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'Always Step UP Into the Liferaft' Is Terrible Advice, Coast Guard Expert Says

'Ridiculous Old Maxim' Raised Again Recently After 'Jambo' Sinking

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Abandoning a perfectly good floating boat or helping yourself get rescued. That is the question.

If not the world’s first liferaft selfie, it was surely the first liferaft selfie that also showed the abandoned ship in the background. You have to hand it to YouTube skipper Martin Deldrup for capturing the moment. The man can tell a story.

But the picture m…

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