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To: Churchillspirit

The MV Dali DID drop anchor. Didn’t slow it down much.


117 posted on 03/29/2024 10:09:31 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va

Is it true that the Dali had 4 anchors?


118 posted on 03/29/2024 10:12:35 AM PDT by Churchillspirit (Pray for President Trump)
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To: central_va

Correct. Mud bottom (and dredged) — the anchor adds a little drag, that’s about it. Catch something solid and you rip out a chunk of the ship. One of the marine shipping people cited 1/2 knot as the maximum safe speed for a ship this massive to drop anchor if there’s any chance it will “catch”.


124 posted on 03/29/2024 11:01:15 AM PDT by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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