World Science and Technology Photos 2012

Not for the faint hearted. A Norwegian boat builder has smashed the world record for the highest successful test of a marine escape capsule at 61.53 metres. With the increasing use of massive container ships and drilling platforms escaping from dangerous maritime situations tens of metres from the surface has become more and more challenging, but Norsafe's escape pod can survive any situation as long as the water is over 20 metres deep to allow the craft to bob up again.[Photo/CFP]