The following is video of seatrials aboard a newly built German ship. The video commentary states “When testing the anchor winches it became obvious that something was wrong with the brake”, an understatement indeed. Enjoy:
Updated: December 28, 2010 (Originally published December 4, 2010)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-XlbUDPt7A A very chaotic situation indeed as this anchor chain control malfunctioned and dropped unconstricted. Most surprisingly, deckhands can be seen scurrying about in the video risking life and limb...
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