Umoe makes diving splash

Ready for the drop: the Umoe Schat-Harding lifeboat

UMOE SCHAT-HARDING

Steve Marshall

 10 August 2012 13:02 GMT

While Norway is barely ranked as a contender at the Olympics diving events, Umoe Schat Harding is claiming a new world record for the highest-ever lifeboat dive.

The Norwegian lifeboat contractor this week released its latest model, the FF1200, into the water from a new height of 60 metres to collect its self-awarded ‘gold medal’.  

The vessel was loaded with a weight of seven tonnes to simulate a fully laden boat as part of the certification test and its motor was started immediately on landing to test its manoeuvrability.

And, unlike at least one Olympic diver who made a painful splash after accidentally landing on his back, the vessel “executed the high dive with panache” and showed “very good…

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