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To: Hodar
When you drop an anchor of a ship with a displacment in the neighborhood of 70,000 tons, moving at ~20 knots - what do you suppose happens? Do you suppose someone might get hurt?

Most likely outcome would be the loss of the anchor and the chain, as the chains are not attached to the ship. You must brake the windlass and hold the chain back. If you don't, it just keeps going out.

71 posted on 12/01/2010 5:43:02 PM PST by SampleMan (If all of the people currently oppressed shared a common geography, bullets would already be flying.)
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To: SampleMan; Hodar
Most likely outcome would be the loss of the anchor and the chain, as the chains are not attached to the ship. You must brake the windlass and hold the chain back. If you don't, it just keeps going out.

Yeah, facts as counter to his argument as they maybe, they seem to be escaping him today...

76 posted on 12/01/2010 5:48:27 PM PST by The Magical Mischief Tour (With The Resistance...)
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To: SampleMan; Hodar
Most likely outcome would be the loss of the anchor and the chain, as the chains are not attached to the ship. You must brake the windlass and hold the chain back. If you don't, it just keeps going out.

Yeah, facts as counter to his argument as they may be, they seem to be escaping him today...

77 posted on 12/01/2010 5:48:30 PM PST by The Magical Mischief Tour (With The Resistance...)
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