It's a very interesting concept. It would drag, of course because the anchor needs to be in front of a stationary boat to hold it. Also, it depends how much cable was played out.
The article mentions it as being the "Rear Anchor", so I can't quite work out how it was supposed to puncture the hull?
I doubt if there would have been sufficient cable for it to have reached the bottom when they were well outside port, but I'm not a nautical bod.
As for drink and handbrake turns, many years ago I was taking a friend home after his birthday booze up, when he suddenly decided it would be a good idea to yank the handbrake of my Mk1 Mini as we were doing nearly 80mph down the local straight. Quite how I managed to keep it on the road, I really don't know....
This one's great. Not just the bungling rozzers, but the criminal turf war it describes too. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1334752/Bungling-police-arrive-crime-scene--EAT-evidence.html
Rightyho, I'm a nautical bod, so I'll weigh in here. The aft anchor may not actually be right at the very end of the boat, and they do swing about a bit. On one of the tankers I sailed on, the anchors were 18t each, so could do a hell of a lot of damage. Also at that end of the ship, youve got the propellers and all sorts of important stuff (technical term). The crew is lucky too, the anchor chain weighs tons and the speed it's going out at, if the brakes aren't put on slowly, can rip the whole windlass out of its housings, which is another big ol' piece of metal. finally, no handbrake turn (sorry) just lots and lots of damage.
Presumably at the point of dropping the anchor this twat might be considered to have been 'in charge' of the ship so it should be fairly easy to do him for being drunk in charge of a ship too?
Love the mail comments, hang'em and flog'em brigade out in full.
"...many years ago I was taking a friend home after his birthday booze up, when he suddenly decided it would be a good idea to yank the handbrake of my Mk1 Mini as we were doing nearly 80mph down the local straight. "
Yikes!!
"It's them pesky "Asians" again. Which do you reckon? Maoris? Vietnamese? Malays? Surely not the Japs?"
It's the Race of No True Description again, I'll be bound!
"This one's great."
When I read that in the 'Mail' yesterday, I thought for a moment that perhaps I'd overdosed on Covonia and was hallucinating...
It reads like something from one of the late lamented Leslie Neilsen's oeuvre, doesn't it?
"Rightyho, I'm a nautical bod, so I'll weigh in here."
Hurrah! I knew there's be at least one.. :)
"The crew is lucky too, the anchor chain weighs tons and the speed it's going out at, if the brakes aren't put on slowly, can rip the whole windlass out of its housings..."
Good grief! I can see why he's facing some serious charges, then. Probably get away with a community penalty here...
"Love the mail comments, hang'em and flog'em brigade out in full."
Like the ravens in the Tower, if they ever leave, it's 'Game over!'...
@ Julia - IIRC when I got said friend home he managed to do one of those tricks that no sober person would be able to - stop about 3ft from the front door, lean forward to put key in lock, and then lean back upright again. All without moving either of his feet!!
I am amazed he could pick it up in the first place. Anyway, where was he taking it at the time?
ReplyDeleteIt's a very interesting concept. It would drag, of course because the anchor needs to be in front of a stationary boat to hold it. Also, it depends how much cable was played out.
ReplyDeleteWhat a W'anchor!
ReplyDeleteThe article mentions it as being the "Rear Anchor", so I can't quite work out how it was supposed to puncture the hull?
ReplyDeleteI doubt if there would have been sufficient cable for it to have reached the bottom when they were well outside port, but I'm not a nautical bod.
As for drink and handbrake turns, many years ago I was taking a friend home after his birthday booze up, when he suddenly decided it would be a good idea to yank the handbrake of my Mk1 Mini as we were doing nearly 80mph down the local straight. Quite how I managed to keep it on the road, I really don't know....
OT Julia, but I think you must have missed this one:
ReplyDeleteTerritorial Army recruits 'racially abused' in Bordesley
It's them pesky "Asians" again. Which do you reckon? Maoris? Vietnamese? Malays? Surely not the Japs?
This one's great. Not just the bungling rozzers, but the criminal turf war it describes too.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1334752/Bungling-police-arrive-crime-scene--EAT-evidence.html
Rightyho, I'm a nautical bod, so I'll weigh in here.
ReplyDeleteThe aft anchor may not actually be right at the very end of the boat, and they do swing about a bit. On one of the tankers I sailed on, the anchors were 18t each, so could do a hell of a lot of damage. Also at that end of the ship, youve got the propellers and all sorts of important stuff (technical term). The crew is lucky too, the anchor chain weighs tons and the speed it's going out at, if the brakes aren't put on slowly, can rip the whole windlass out of its housings, which is another big ol' piece of metal. finally, no handbrake turn (sorry) just lots and lots of damage.
Presumably at the point of dropping the anchor this twat might be considered to have been 'in charge' of the ship so it should be fairly easy to do him for being drunk in charge of a ship too?
ReplyDeleteLove the mail comments, hang'em and flog'em brigade out in full.
@Anticitizenone
ReplyDelete"The victim was beaten and bound to a chair and battered across the face with frying pans."
My heart bleeds.
"Also, it depends how much cable was played out."
ReplyDeleteIt looks like they at least caught it in time.
"...many years ago I was taking a friend home after his birthday booze up, when he suddenly decided it would be a good idea to yank the handbrake of my Mk1 Mini as we were doing nearly 80mph down the local straight. "
Yikes!!
"It's them pesky "Asians" again. Which do you reckon? Maoris? Vietnamese? Malays? Surely not the Japs?"
It's the Race of No True Description again, I'll be bound!
"This one's great."
When I read that in the 'Mail' yesterday, I thought for a moment that perhaps I'd overdosed on Covonia and was hallucinating...
It reads like something from one of the late lamented Leslie Neilsen's oeuvre, doesn't it?
"Rightyho, I'm a nautical bod, so I'll weigh in here."
ReplyDeleteHurrah! I knew there's be at least one.. :)
"The crew is lucky too, the anchor chain weighs tons and the speed it's going out at, if the brakes aren't put on slowly, can rip the whole windlass out of its housings..."
Good grief! I can see why he's facing some serious charges, then. Probably get away with a community penalty here...
"Love the mail comments, hang'em and flog'em brigade out in full."
Like the ravens in the Tower, if they ever leave, it's 'Game over!'...
Frankly I think Vince Cable is completely played out...
ReplyDelete@ Nautical Bod - thanks for putting me straight.
ReplyDelete@ Julia - IIRC when I got said friend home he managed to do one of those tricks that no sober person would be able to - stop about 3ft from the front door, lean forward to put key in lock, and then lean back upright again. All without moving either of his feet!!
Happy days......