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#Safer cruise ships thanks to EU-funded research The three-year LYNCEUS project which ends in early 2015 is demonstrating how low-power wireless technologies can help localise and track people onboard ships providing essential information in cases of evacuation and improve overboard search and rescue. The aim is to revolutionise current emergency management and ship evacuation practice. We have developed innovative wireless tags which can be embedded into life jackets so the location of people within the ship can be pinpointed easily said Dr. Anastasis Kounoudes technical leader and CEO of Signalgenerix one of the project partners. This will provide safety officers with the exact location of every passenger and crew member during an evacuation. The technology can also be used to monitor the health of patients requesting to wear special bracelets or help parents keep track of the location of their children on large cruise ships which can carry thousands of passengers and crew. The researchers in the project have developed also a radar device able to detect the exact location of passengers who have fallen overboard. The GOALDS project which ended in 2012 created new designs for large cruise vessels to increase their safety in the case of a collision or grounding. By redesigning the ships they would have up to 20%more chance of surviving groundings or collisions. These results have been submitted to the International maritime organization to improve safety standards and calculations for cruise vessels. The GOALDS project is part of a framework of EU-funded research to improve maritime safety. European Research Innovation and Science Commissioner Mire Geoghegan-Quinn said: These projects are good examples of how we are tackling issues that can make people's lives better in this particular case even saving lives. We will continue to invest in this type of research and innovation in our new Horizon 2020 programme. Press release in all EU languages Congratulations to Lynceus project for Lloyd's List Global Award 2014 in the field of Innovation! Link to Lloyd's List Announcement More about the project: http://europa. eu/rapid/press-release ip-14-913 en. htmdon't Panic: Safer & Faster Ship Evacuations-Futuris Video on Youtub b

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