The Lord of a raw , monumental emergency flotation gimmick called the Centifloat were inspired to action by the horrifying images of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi .
Centifloat is a tube that measures 52 foot long , can be inflated in 3 minutes , and has enough grab handle to support 60 hoi polloi . Inventor Ben Board and his squad work at Unique Seaflex , a business firm on the Isle of Wight consecrated to create sea saving equipment . In the wake of the heartbreaking pictures of 3 - year - old Kurdi , the teamworked day and nightto amount up with the Centifloat . Its blueprint is dim-witted but ingenious .
When a boat capsizes in the Mediterranean — or anywhere — one C of people are cast upon open H2O , overwhelming the resourcefulness of rescue workers and passing vessels . The Centifloat can be quickly deployed for keep people afloat , grease one’s palms rescuers precious time . When two Centifloats are deployed , they can be whip together to create a raft - like space where children and the elderly are place to get out of the water . Beyond the current refugee penury , the floats could be invaluable in a wide stove of shipwreck situations .
For £ 1,500 ( about $ 2300 ) Centifloats have already been send to the volunteer - run migrator Offshore tending Station ( MOAS ) , the firstprivate maritime search and rescue organization . The Centifloat team hopes to keep extra air bladder coming to rescuer and overwhelmed slide guard . So far the Centifloat enterprisingness has been whole funded by donations from workers and provider , but help can nowhelp Crowdfundan extra 10 Centifloats for use in the Mediterranean .
“ I ca n’t do anything about the big problem in the world , but I could do this , ” Ben Board order The Telegraph . No doubt destined to save countless lives , the Centifloat is a marvellous invention and a way for the great unwashed all over the world to contribute to ongoing efforts in the refugee crisis .
[ The Telegraph;Centifloat Crowdfund ]
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