When we were living in Okpo, Korea, I would see the rescue boats that were on the back of the large car carriers. ABS, American Board of Shipping, had inspectors in the shipyard that sometimes had to test these rescue boats and sometimes their wives would also get involved in being on the test. The boat is loaded, falls backward into the water, sometimes from a distance of 30 meters or more, and then motors around waiting for rescue. While it seemed like it would be fun, the wives who had to experience it were less than enthusiastic.
In Reykjavik today, I saw one of these boats puttering around the harbor and then motoring out to sea. They were having a rescue drill. I shot a few photos of the boat and drill
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