FMV and Cold Cut System has been short listed in the "Categori I - Safety at Sea 2002 - sponsored by Lloyd´s Register"!

Seatrade Personality 2002
The Seatrade Personality Award is given for outstanding personal achievement in any maritime
field. Nominations are submitted by the international business community. The winner for this fifth and separate category is chosen by Seatrade. The Seatrade Personality for 2001 is Alberto Alemán Zubieta, Administrator, Panama Canal Authority.

The 2002 SeaTrade Award
Cold Cut System has been short listed in the "Categori I - Safety at Sea - sponsored by Lloyd’s
Register"! The Cobra Cutting Extinguisher provides an extremely safe and efficient method of fighting
fires inside confined spaces typical of those found on-board ships. It uses a fine water-jet stream containing abrasives at pressures sufficiently powerful to cut through a variety of types of walls and bulkheads.

Once access has been obtained into the space containing the fire the equipment delivers a unique fine mist, which cools the environment aiding in extinguishing the fire.


The unique Cobra features
The cutting takes place with no appreciable temperature rise, making it a safer option for cutting in hazmat situation involving flammables, such as these found in engine rooms and cargo holds:

- Once inside the jet expands cooling the heated atmosphere, which prevents the ignition of hot gases and reduces the risk of flashover or back draft thus making interior operations much safer for firemen.

- The risk to the firemen is also greatly reduced since the extinguishing is achieved from outside the fire space.

- The equipment is compact and can be easily manhandled to the scene of the fire.

- This major new innovation is achieved from a combination of existing water cutting technology with high pressure fire extinguishing techniques.

	Picture: Johan Pattyranie receives the Runners-up Seatrade Award for Safety at Sea from HRH The Royal Princess. Seatrade Awards website