QUESTION:
Have you ever had to use the lifeboats (the ones we saw on the Polar Duke)
for a real emergency?  

        From the Fourth Graders in Vicki Heisler's Class 
        Meeker Elementary
        Greeley, CO, USA


ANSWER from Al Hickey, aboard the R/V Polar Duke
            Crossing the Drake Passage/Heading to Punta Arenas
            

Dear Fourth Graders and Ms. Heisler,

Fortunately no.  However, we do deploy them once per month inorder to make
sure they are fully operational and the crew is prepared for a real
emergency. 

Thanks for your question!
Al Hickey