Andrasz wrote:
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but the photo seems to show a maritime life-raft rather than one used in aviation.
Looks that way to me too - it's been in the water a while as well as the top is faded and the ropes are filthy. It certainly matches a maritime one.
An aircraft evacuation slide looks rather different from my point of view. I'm sure though the media will report in breathlessly.