Amazing! So clearly that was an accident.. but how the heck can a chain like that snap? And whats a "shot"?
Note the chain is painted every length in white.....I think each paint mark is a shot.
The chain is not connected to anything in the ship. It's mass is its connection. If that chain had of been connected it likely would have taken part of the ship that it was connected to over board with it.
If it wasn't travelling at great speed you would have seen where the chain paint turns yellow, I think that's "warning shot" or something.
Than it turns red which is "danger shot".
Apparently the cameraman saw the color changes because he started running from the knowledge that a tonnage of bullwhip was coming.
@308pirate is knowledgeable in semenship he can probably answer better.
What do Marines and AirForce guys know anyway?
He was probably classmates with the long haired Ensign with sad face at the end of the video....."You had one job......."
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This shit interests me.
I dont know if you could totally call this an accident......What would be the reason to ever pay out that much chain? I think they knew their length and proximity to the tail end but kept going. Use the fish finder to locate suitable bottom, run the troll motor a bit.
Maybe it was a brake failure. Guys working the wheel seem to be turning like fuck.
How about the "rust dust" in the compartment? Bet now a days they were all sorts of haz mat gear to avoid that shit.
Finally.....On one of my spring walks I took pictures of the building where the Navy used to forge this class of anchor chain. The Charlestown Shipyard revolutionized the process and after doing so not putting ships to sea for lack of anchor chain was not a concern of ours.
They shut that yard and works down in 1974.
I found a document online dated 1980 within which the Navy was concerned with the lack of anchor chain manufacturing and where to source it.
So after 6 years they realized the most mundane is a strategic asset.
I understand that lost chain and anchor was recovered.
This guy has some interesting vids....
More.......Semen stuff.
Pulling Their Weight: Anchor and Chain
The Boatswain's Mates of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) are making history, as they become the first team of Sailors to remove the anchor and chain of an aircraft carrier rather than contracting the work out to
allhands.navy.mil
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