T&T: 2 anchors down ( was Anchoring and anchors)

[Rob Zanussi]

Tell that to the freighter that ran into the bridge on the Welland Canal
back in about 73, took the entire stucture down. Quite a mess I can tell you.

Rob


At 07:45 AM 4/22/2007 -0700, Arild Jensen wrote:
>REPLY one of the notable features of the Great Lakes boats ( actually ships
>sized to fit the 730 foot lock chambers) is the installation of an anchor
>winch on the aft deck and an anchor mounted on an incline for instant
>deployment. One strike with a sledge hammer to the senhouse slip releases
>the chain and anchor.