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The Plimsoll Mark?
What is that?
Well, if you're a merchant mariner, you know! It's the mark that keeps you safe at sea. It's also extraordinarily cool looking—and now you can have it on all sorts of special gear.
Plimsoll Gear is a new company and the inspiration of DJ Femia Leeuwenburg. DJ became familiar with the plimsoll mark as the wife of a seaman and marine cargo surveyor.
Samuel Plimsoll & the Plimsoll Mark
Samuel Plimsoll, "the sailor's friend," was a member of the British Parliament who fought against unsafe maritime practices, specifically the overloading of ships. His efforts led to the passage of the Merchant Shipping Act in 1876 which required ships to have marks indicating safe load lines. The Plimsoll Mark as seen on ships to this day is the result of Plimsoll's unrelenting efforts to raise safety standards and to protect life at sea for the merchant mariner.
In shipping and in life, "It's all about balance.®"
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