Mk9 Submarine Escape Immersion Suit
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This auction is for a genuine Mk 9 Submarine escape Immersion suit as used on British Submarines. This really is the ultimate survival suit!! Submarine Escape Immersion Equipment (SEIE) Mk9 is a very high quality survival suit designed for extreme survival conditions at sea. This suit is very rare and was manufactured by Beaufort for the Royal Navy . This is a combined whole-body suit and one-man life raft that is designed to allowsubmariners to escape from a sunken submarine. The suit provides protectionagainst hypothermia and full flotation for the wearer, the suit is designed to allow survivors to escape a disabled submarine at depths down to 600feet (183 m) Why not put this on your yacht/boat/Rib for use in an emergency? or just keep as a military collectors item, these have always been rare suits as they were manufactured in reasonably small numbers and were only sold to the military. Features:- Double skinned, PU coated nylon fabric that fully inflates around the body There are three air chambers The chest through the yellow valve on the left hand The front and back of the suit are inflated through the two valves on the right wrist. ---Two CO2 gas canisters can be used to inflate the suit. Outer one was used for escaping the sub A clear plastic face splash shield for when floating on the surface An inner neoprene
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