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Largest collection of lifebelts

Largest collection of lifebelts
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Who
Jose Octavio Busto Iñiguez Busto
Where
Puerto Rico (Old San Juan)
When
23 May 2012

The largest collection of lifebelts belongs to Jose Octavio Busto Iñiguez (USA) and consists of 100 individual lifebelts as of 23 May 2012, in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Jose Octavio Busto Iñiguez started his collection in 1973 when working in his shipping agency. He also collects other maritime artefacts. His favourite lifebelt is the 'El Presidente' as it comes from a yacht registered in Chicago that has been used by presidents of the USA, including Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton.