香港现在拥有世界上最大的自翻救生艇，可以在6秒内从倾覆中恢复。该船长35至40米，重约200吨。
这艘救生艇将成为香港消防处的一部分，耗资1600万美元。
这艘船由龙德造船(lunteh Shipbuilding)建造，将专注于香港水域的搜救行动。
虽然在2020年签订了合同，并计划在2022年交付，但新冠疫情推迟了建造。
测试完成后，这艘船可能会在6月到达这座城市，但在投入使用之前，它还需要几个月的进一步试验和船员培训。
龙德公司成立于1979年，为政府消防部门、海关和海警建造了许多海军舰艇和其他船只。
一位消息人士表示：“如果救助船倾覆，就无法救助有需要的人。”因此，消防安全部门要求为这艘船提供自动扶正功能，以便在恶劣条件下也能拯救人员。这一功能还将保护消防员，使救援行动更加安全。
许多救生艇在台湾宜兰县苏澳港试航的视频在网上疯传。
他们展示了它一眨眼就扶正了。该船名为“12号消防船”。
其招标规范提到，它有一个0-180度范围内的正扶正杆，并且船舶可以在横摇运动范围内的任何地方恢复到直立位置。
该部门提到，该市东部水域的紧急事件越来越多，这艘船将极大地帮助在恶劣的海况下进行搜救。
官员们提到，另一艘消防船和两艘新的指挥船将在未来几年内交付，以取代消防船2号和指挥船1号和2号。然而，他们没有提到任何有关该船的规格。
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英文原文
Hong Kong now boasts the world’s largest self-righting lifeboat that can recover from a capsize in just 6 seconds. The vessel is 35 to 40 m long and weighs around 200 tonnes.
The lifeboat will be a part of the Hong Kong Fire Services Department, which spent US $16 million on it.
It was constructed by Lungteh Shipbuilding and will focus on search and rescue operations in Hong Kong’s waters.
Though the contract was awarded in 2020 and the vessel was scheduled to be delivered in 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic delayed its construction.
After its tests are completed, the boat could reach the city in June, but it would need many months for further trials and crew training before it can enter service.
Lungteh was established in 1979 and has built many naval vessels and other craft for the government’s fire department, customs and marine police.
A source mentioned that one cannot rescue those in need if the rescue boat capsizes. Hence, the fire safety department requested the self-righting feature for this vessel so people could be saved even in adverse conditions. This feature would also protect firefighters and make rescue operations safer.
Many videos of the lifeboat undergoing trials at Suao Port in Taiwan’s Yilan County have gone viral.
They show it righting itself in the blink of an eye. The vessel bears the name ‘Fireboat 12’.
Its tender specifications mention it has a positive righting lever within the 0-180 degrees range, and the vessel can return to an upright position anywhere in the range of roll motion.
The department mentioned increasing emergency incidents in the city’s eastern waters, and the vessel will greatly help search and rescue in the harsh sea conditions.
The officials mentioned that another fireboat and two new command vessels will be delivered over the next few years to replace Fireboat 2 and Command Boats 1 and 2. However, they did not mention anything about the vessel’s specifications.
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