Originally Posted by
SASless
I recall standing on the Bridge when a vessel of the Gray Funnel Line dropped Anchor off Hong Kong.....along with every inch of the chain attached thereto......after all of the racket...smoke and dust settled and a very prolonged silence by all present.....the XO was heard to say...."Gee....That went well!".
Fortunately a Fleet Tug was in port and was able to retrieve it all within a few days.
Dark and foggy night on the Great Lakes many moons ago as told by my seafaring uncle…Ship creeps into harbour:
Capt from the bridge: “ Mate! Lower the anchor.”
Newfoundland voice: “Aye, Aye Sor.” Clank, clank, splash, clank clank clank..clank…….clank…silence.
Capt from the bridge: “Mate! Is the anchor down?”
Newfoundland voice: “Well Sor I doesn’t see it floating around anywheres!”
We had best drop the hook and stop this thread drift.
Cheers.