DAY 11 OF 150 DAYS OF SAILING| Inside a Merchant Navy Ship :Bond Store Tour, Lifeboats & Life Rafts|

Welcome back to Explore the Sea with Hemant, where I take you behind the scenes of real Merchant Navy life! ⚓🌊
In today’s vlog, we explore some of the most important—but rarely shown—parts of a ship: the Bond Store, Lifeboats, and Life Rafts.

🔐 Bond Store – Ship’s Mini Supermarket

Ever wondered where officers and crew buy snacks, toiletries, and essentials during long voyages?
I’ll show you the Bond Store, what items are kept there, how purchasing works onboard, and why it’s an important part of crew welfare.

🚤 Lifeboats – Primary Life-Saving Gear

Get an inside look into:

How Merchant Navy lifeboats are built

Their capacity, launching system, and emergency equipment

Where they are positioned on deck

Why lifeboat drills are compulsory for all crew

🛟 Life Rafts – Compact but Powerful Survival Craft

Learn about:

How inflatable life rafts work

Hydrostatic release mechanism

Emergency survival kit inside

When rafts are used instead of lifeboats

This vlog gives you an authentic look at safety systems and daily-life essentials onboard a merchant ship—things most people have never seen!

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Phone - ‪‪@Samsung‬ S25 ultra, ‪‪@Apple‬ Iphone 14 pro max,
Camera - ‪‪@GoPro‬ 11 black
Microphone - ‪‪@digitekindia2657‬ wireless mic.
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