DATE : 28th January 2010
Moving the anchor chain
• The (P) anchor chain was lifted to a safe length in order to remove the point of torsional stress and check for kinks / fouling of the anchor chain. Hydraulic system and water cooled.
• Anchor secured to 10 shackles outside the hawse pipe. (P anchor)
• The anchor windlasses were tested without load prior operation
• (S) anchor prepared for emergency release in gear and on the brakes above water level
• (P) anchor lifted and found fully covered with barnacles. The water exposed vertical portion of the chain (approximately to the 9th shackle – point of entry into the seabed)
• After the 9th shackle the chain found relatively free from marine growth and covered only with thick mud
• Each shackle was lifted and from the 7th shackle to the 4th shackle, where kinks / twists were discovered along the chain
• Noted twists in the anchor chain, the most severe between the 6th to the 4th shackle. At each point the kinks were cleared
• From the 7th shackle onwards as the chain was lifted the twist were found running along the length of the shackle until the 4th shackle. The twists were systematically cleared
• The (P) chain was further lifted to 2 shackles in the water and lowered back again to 8 shackles outside the hawse pipe.
• Upon completion (S) anchor was secured with the stoppers down and brakes tightened.
Additional remarks
• Greasing of windlass machinery carried out during the operation
• Training given to personnel for familiarity with machinery and safe precautions when handling anchors and related machinery.
• Vessels position holding steady and GPS readings checked throughout the night
End of report
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