Comments on: There Goes the Anchor Chain [VIDEO]

By: Dr. Faustus

Dr. Faustus — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:29:45 +0000

#@%&ing Navy. Judging by the quality of the paint on the shots, she had been in the yard recently. I agree, what the hell was the guy in khakis doing walking through the danger areas with his hands in his pockets? This kind of thing is always in the back of my mind when anchoring, but it’s just the Bosun and myself on the prow and we always have the second anchor ready to go. WTF?

By: Dennis Johnson

Dennis Johnson — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 13:42:03 +0000

I suspect the brake was working as designed. The difference between brake set and released is usually only one to two turns at most. Watch the guys on the brake. They assumed because the chain was not going out the brake was not released. Wrong! They keep turning (what looks like 20-30 turns) on the already released brake. Once the chain started to run they would had to turned the wheel back the 20-30 turns to set the brake. Apparently they didn’t.

By: Dennis Johnson

Dennis Johnson — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 13:42:03 +0000

By: Big Dave

Big Dave — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:27:00 +0000

YES seeing a BMC with his hands in his pockets can’t be good

By: Ravi Peter

Ravi Peter — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:05:56 +0000

Why aren't people wearing Eye protection and other PPE? A flying rust flake in the eye is very dangerous!

By: Dennis Johnson

Dennis Johnson — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:55:52 +0000

As a Navy BM all I can say is: Somebody "in charge" didn't know what they were doing. Seeing the guy in khaki’s with his hands in his pockets was a tell.

By: Bill Haimes

Bill Haimes — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:31:55 +0000

The bitter end struck the swivel stowed on deck. It probably saved the life of the rather foolish cameraman. We teach about this all the time but this is the real thing. Proof positive of the need to test the brake now and then.