Runaway Anchor
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- Опубліковано 4 кві 2022
- 9/12/23: Due to the comments, I think a better description is warranted for the vid. This was an anchoring evolution near Panama. Only three shots (270') were supposed to go out but there were issues with the brake not setting. We ended up sending out around six hundred feet before resolving the issue. When the chain turns red, that means there's only 90' left (one shot) so this was only a few feet of chain short of a disaster. In our lexicon, "runaway anchor" is one that is out of control - as in this situation. Also, the guy up front is standing at parade rest waiting to hear a whistle letting him know to raise the union jack signaling that we are anchored. I was the safety officer (white hard hat) and thought these guys did great handling the situation. This was the USCGC DILIGENCE (WMEC 616) February 2018. Video credit to the ship's engineer officer who set up the shot.
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The guy in the front at parade rest, with back turned, is a trusting soul!
There is NO way all of that would have taken place behind me without looking
I think you’re the only commenter that knew what that kid was doing up there at the front.
He's AI
It's called "military bearing" (discipline).
Most veterans would certainly know. 👍
I think it is about trust
that was the safest runaway anchor I've ever seen !
It didn't run away!!
It did exactly as required!!
it passed the red shot
@@shlak
It ENTERED the red shot, and was cleanly braked and arrested.
@@starfishsystems good catch, i should've said it passed the red warning links and entered the red final shot.
When I was in Vietnam, I was on the Hospital ship USS Repose AH-16, We lost both of our anchors with in about 2 week time. The first one was a runaway and pulled out part of the bulkhead anchor point and the second anchor had the flukes brake off! It was speculated that the fluke broke off due to hitting the first anchor while searching for it! Should have seen the skippers face! This was about December 1969.
There is a well-known phrase "drop anchor" this is what is meant. A runaway anchor is when the chain runs to its end, and continues going. You hear an almight crash, and the broken end of the chain runs off the ship. The chain is lost forever.
Yeah but if you really wanted to you could go down and get it
US navy usually retrieves theirs, they contract for it and provide coordinates for where it went down.
Mmmm...at the expense of a full chain and anchor, at least with the ships I was aware of, they would have a recovery service go get it.
No In the Navy we recover them...
I lost 2 and got them back. One of them was a year later.
You might mean, "let go the anchor." ;) I never heard anyone say "drop anchor" in 20 years at sea.
"There was supposed to be an earth shattering kaboom..."
😅
Ahh Marvin the Martian 😂
Now _that_ is a conscientious crew. They're all getting ready to book if the thing doesn't stop and the one guy who will actually be killed by it? Nah, he'll be fine... 🤫
I was a young Shipfitter on a Naval Ship. I ran the winches and brakes many times on the bow. It was good duty and very exciting. Each chain link on my ship weighed 50 pounds. Once we mess the sea shelf with the anchor and almost lost it. The winch and smoking rope was more dangerous than dropping the Anchor. Once we drop both anchor then let out chain and back in to a big strong pier. We took heavy steal rope off the stern to the pier. After doubling up on the stern line we got up on the anchors and made a dock out of the ship .
All this technology we have and still beating on stuff with a sledge hammer.....
I used to start the boilers on USS Saipan with a Zippo.
Same on USS Jouett CG-29 all that power gets it's start from a Zippo lighter. She's gone now, resting in deep water.
Title is click bait...not a 'runaway' anchor.
What the Hell????
You have yellow shot run out your Red shot is running...You retreat and leave the Jackstaff guy to Die when the reading ring brakes... Wow... I'd kick all your asses... BM1(SW/AW) USN (ret.)
Someone tell me why I put my hand up and started counting with them? 😂
Length of chain is marked by the white links. So 1 link marks 90ft or 27.4m the fingers indicate to the Bridge how much anchor they’ve put out
@@fatuglybins1800Why 90 feet and not an even 100?
@@squallyheiferadventures Nautical feet 😂
Because 6ft = 1 Fathom. 15 Fathom = 90 feet
@@squallyheiferadventures
@@fatuglybins1800 Instead of answering the rhetorical question, you decided to mansplain even though everyone already knew.
To the bitter end is actually a sailors phrase whilst anchoring it means letting go of the chains or rope until its end, plus the end part of an anchor chain connected to the ship is called the bitter end.
You only get scairt during a real runaway when the red shot comes flying out.
they stoped at red shot that gotta pucker yer butt hole and be a huge relief at the same time
Is the starboard side rising because it is missing the weight of the chain?
Was the guy at the front of the ship in timeout? 😂
Standing watch
Checking the flagpole
Updating!🤣🤣🤣
Hey, could I have your permission to use a few seconds of this video in one of my videos? The part where the red chain starts paying out.
I will overlay your channel name on the footage so people can find your original video.
Thanks!
Yes you may 👍
@@desbowen Thank you very much!
Didn’t expect to see you here good sir
hello :)
I thought the guy at the bow was a dummy until he eventually turned
He was posted up and on the job! Very professional...
I don't know if this is a Coast Guard Cutter or not it looks like one! As I am an X coastievietnam-era! But whenever we dropped anchor we had a fire hose on him and and obviously that break was not working right that came so close to a full right away that scary! The person in control on the deck definitely that know how to handle the sledgehammer and you don't beat on it at the entrance into the anchor Haws! Is Sumac the breakdown on The Windlass!
USCGC DILIGENCE
The colors are CG colors.
Life jacket had US COAST GUARD stenciled on back.
Thank you I missed it in the video
No problem!@@josephhobbs3009
Thank you! For your service, and the information. I'm 63 and I have immense respect for all vets, but I have a place in my heart for those of you who survived Vietnam. God bless you 🌹⚓
The guy ever used a sledgehammer?
He must have had a good number in the anchor pool betting on when the hook would be dropped.
If so,he should have recused himself from releasing the anchor.
The junior guy was doing it for the first time. The supervisor has evidently done it so often that it has become habit.
I like the careful explicit discipline here. Makes it safe for the new guy, and the one after him, and so on.
Can you imagine the total weight of chain hanging off the end at that point?
The chain is what holds the ship.
yep
@@Taylormade2350
Someone needs a bigger hammer.
Gentle stroll Anchor
I have learned „Runaway anchor“ means „anchor down“ and not „anchor lost“.
I'm wondering what the measurement was as they noted the length going out, maybe 10 fathoms, I think they reached 7 fingers noted, so 70 fathoms. Would this be correct, or too long a measuring?
In the British Navy, anchor cables are split into lengths of half a Shackle. Each half a shackle is 45 feet. Two half shackles are joined using a Lugless Joining Shackle. When each set of 2 half shackles are joined to another set, the join is marked with paint. The paint mark is longer for each progressive joining shackle. This means that as you see paint mark whizz pass your eyes you know how much cable is "On Deck".
1 shot of chain = 90 feet.
@@regg3y
That is what I said but in our Navy what you call a shot we call a shackle
@@n5407c
One shot of chain is 100 fathoms-600 feet
What was the finger counting for?
Keeping up with the number of shots on deck so everyone is on the same page.
How interesting and well filmed!
Too busy waiting to see if blue hat at the helm moves…
What does 5 fingers signify?
I guess something unexpected and exciting happened here, but I must’ve missed it
Thats why you use the windlass to lower the anchor to the water's edge first. # 1 You would have already released the Devil Claw that wasn't under stress, #2 Most likely the chain wouldn't have got stuck on the riding pawl, Thus no need to hit the chain with a sledgehammer and be in the danger zone. #3 You would have known the brake was going to work, for you would have had to apply the brake To hang the anchor and disengage the wildcat for the rest of the drop. USMM 40Years Retired.
Anchor was running out, in control at start. Seems brake was ok for that speed. Letting go speed could have been controlled by the brake, if brake bands were in good shape. Otherwise, at beginning, suspecting brake lining, the crew should have applied brake and engaged the gypsy wheel on gears. Attended to brake. And let go of anchor thereafter, at at reasonable speed. Not run away speed. Control speed with brake. And brake has to be good. And tested, before it gives you such surprises.
All looked ok . Got it together in red links. Bottoms where it is.
BMOW is like "Cmon.... tighten that brake up!.... lemme do it!!"
Having done several of these evolutions on the WHEC 719. i never turned my back to the anchor. I wanted a fair chance to get out of there if this were to happen. when it stopped, I had time to get into position to raise the flag. But I was keeping my eye on that chain. it could have slapped him right across the back had it come free
In this case (WMEC), the chain between the capstan and hawsepipe isn’t long enough to whip around to the jackstaff if it came loose.
Buen mantenimiento en cubierta. 150 mts de cadena al agua.
It didn’t run away they put out 6 fetches and then stopped it. Good work.
Anchors away my boys!🤣
Given how often these things get out of control or burn up, perhaps they should all be just mechanically connected and forget the clutch
How many people does it take to drop anchor?
A lot. There has to be a lot of safety precautions and there can be no mistakes.
@@davidschick6951But why are there so many people just standing around? Having more crew in the vicinity just means that more crew will be injured in the event of an accident.
What is the guy doing to the left?
Lookout. He's looking out for sharks.
@@MarcLloydZAre you serious right now?
Checking the depth of the water, and temperature.
Living the dream
@@Jmaxtrian-qy4qslooking out for pirates, he is the chosen one
looks like the road crews here in Colorado. 1 guys does the work while 15 others sit around with their thumbs up their asses.
That’s a pointman
A typical anchor handling arrangement usually has a 'devil's claw' which is used to slowly lower the anchor as the anchor chain passes through it. Apparently, theirs was not a typical arrangement. The devil's claw allows the chain to pass through slowly
I think you may be confusing this piece of equipment with the riding pawl. The devils claw is a chain stopper used to secure the anchor once the anchor is home in the hawse pipe. Two "fingers" of the claw engage a chain link while the other end is secured to hard point on deck. A turnbuckle between the ends is used to tighten the linkage. The devils claw is used as a safety measure while the vessel is underway. It is completely removed from the chain prior to anchoring.
The riding pawl acts as a one way "ratchet" mechanism the allows the anchor chain to be hauled in, but not let out. The crew member with the sledge hammer does engage the riding pawl at the end of the video. He flips it over onto the end at the end. While it is used a securing device, I doubt it could actually stop a runaway anchor. My guess the chain would rip the riding pawl off the deck.
Good thing it wasn't an emergency due to loss of steering or propulsion and that hook had to be dropped quickly to avoid a collision or grounding
If that was a runaway it wouldn’t have stopped when the brake was applied
what's the significance of the different colors of chain links
It is used to count lengths (fathoms) of the chain released. Red at the end signifies the last fathom of chain (end of the chain warning).
Love the guy standing with his back to the shots? Wtf
That’s not technically a runaway.
Seeing red chain is bad. Almost the end of the chain.
Where was the runaway anchor?
don't tell the bow watch that he should move - - someone should have
I didn't see any runaway. Full control.
why is the dude on the left just standing there lol
NOT a runaway anchor...
Oque aquele cara ta faz ndo parado vendo o mar???? El ta de castigo????
How deep is the water?
Not very. We we meant to put out three or four shots of chain if I remember correctly. This was the Pacific side of the Panama Canal.
@@desbowen Rust is hell on equipment!
Where is the Runaway anchor?
Read description.
This kinda reminds me of a bunch of videos i seen of " sonic booms " they were not sonic booms
😂😂😂
There have been so many cases of runaway chains and lost anchors, and even serious injuries and death over the last 100 years. You'd think they would have solved this problem by now. But no.
Who's the lunatic stood in front of it with his back to it?
It hits the danger shot and everyone backs away, but fail to warn the lookout. It was seconds from being a possible nasty accident. 🙄
The guy in front was well outside the whip of the chain. He would have been in more danger running aft with everyone else.
I think it already ran away.
Should be titled watch the scared one run away from the anchor
That was actually just a anchor deployment and it all seems still so primitive for 2023
five shots is 75 fathoms, what kind of exercise requires sending 450 feet of chain? good capture!.
that guy in parade rest... nerves of steel.
It was not on purpose. The brake was not setting. Only three shots were supposed to go out.
Does anybody know how to swing a sledgehammer
The person at the far left is a toddler in time out turning round their friends have fun 😂
Not sure is it safe for him to face forward cos he wont be able to see whats going on behind n should anything happen going towards him, he be a dead duck.
@@exodus9655 it wa just a joke mate, thanks tho
@@Mylifeisabysmal no problem bro. We are all here out of boredom so its best not to take things too seriously. Have a great day to all.
Didn't run too far.
Runaway ? That was just normal...
This had 2 comments... Now has three yet there's so many views it's crazy
Didn’t realize comments were turned off so I turned them on about a week ago.
@@desbowen bruh
One guy working and ten standing around. The same guy that released the chain can also man the brake. I was in the navy, then commercial fishing, tugs and later commercial shipping where two or three people did the same job it took ten plus on a government ship. And I have set an anchor alone many times. I guess government jobs are the same on land or sea.
Many of the guys standing around were new guys observing.
白い色の鎖は100Mですか？
kiddos better ship up or ship out
А того, на носу всё происходящее ,что не касается?
Nah.
Drop anchor🎉🎉🎉
Clearly not a German ship.
Wow!! That was a great waste of time for you and me.
Я сухопутный толком ничего не понял но интересно
So the kid on the bow waiting to raise the flag wants to die ? Very poor practice !!
Soltando ancla deben ser muy profesionales. Pero manejando la maza o mazo.....pues como que les falta experiencia 😅
clickbait. Should be se monetised.
What
Definitely not a runaway anchor.
They only run away if you go past a certain shot at a certain speed. there’s so much chain. The weight is unbelievable. And the clutches can’t keep up. BUT … THIS CLUCH DID IT JOB. STUPID VIDEO
I love how they raise their hands like they want to offer help. Why are they raising their hands like children?
They are counting how deep the chain is, each finger represents a white link which is a fathom I believe. watch it again and follow along.
Click bait!!😢
👎👎
Bollocks
Click bait,
Click bait bullshit. Nothing happens.
Ha! The Coasties!!!! LOL.....!!!
Misleading title.
Puddle pirates?