Notes From the Water
Maritime safety, survival, and risk — written by people who've done the job, not just studied it.
Topics Survival & Rescue (8)
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Investigations: What Owners Miss First
Cold water incapacitation, not hypothermia, is what actually kills most people who go overboard. The moment skin hits water below about 15°C, the body triggers cold shock response: an involuntary gasp reflex, a spike in heart rate, and a sudden…
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What Cold Water Actually Does to a Body
Cold water kills faster than people expect, and it is not hypothermia that gets most victims — it is the first sixty seconds.
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Why Most Abandon-Ship Drills Fail
Most abandon-ship drills fail for the same reason: they rehearse the checklist, not the chaos that a real emergency actually looks like.