Keeping mariners protected

ONE-STOP SHOP: Jim O’Connor is the owner of Life Raft & Survival Equipment Inc. in Tiverton. The company not only sells protective gear to mariners but also maintains and inspects it, which is required yearly for commercial vessels. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITENEY LUCEY
ONE-STOP SHOP: Jim O’Connor is the owner of Life Raft & Survival Equipment Inc. in Tiverton. The company not only sells protective gear to mariners but also maintains and inspects it, which is required yearly for commercial vessels. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITENEY LUCEY

Life Raft & Survival Equipment Inc. sells and maintains the gear that mariners need onboard. The requirement for commercial vessels to have life rafts serviced yearly provides about half the annual business. During these inspections, employees of Life Raft & Survival Equipment determine whether the devices inflate as they should and contain the supplies they

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