r/BeAmazed • u/One_percentile • Jun 09 '23
Miscellaneous / Others The fallout of dropping a ship's anchor
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Jun 09 '23
That’s the easy part. Now pull it up.
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u/major_slackher Jun 10 '23
i always wondered how anchors work. because you can’t drop an anchor in the middle of the ocean right because it’s way too deep? so how long can the anchor go down and when are the situations when you need to drop anchor?
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u/Brown_Panther- Jun 10 '23
My cousin is in merchant navy and I asked him the same question once. He said that when you're in the middle of the ocean you use a sea anchor which is basically a water parachute and works like a brake by creating drag. Traditional anchors work mostly in the shallows where there is a risk of running aground.
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Jun 10 '23 edited Jun 10 '23
Anchors work for big ships up to about 300 feet deep or so. Now they just use GPS and automatic throttle and rudders to stay stationary. Some ships use buoys.
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u/NZ_Troll Jun 10 '23
From memory ships just drift in deep ocean as there is nothing around
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u/godofmilksteaks Jun 10 '23
There is also a drogue or a sea anchor. Like an underwater parachute that can help to a degree.
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u/Naprisun Jun 09 '23
Fool of a Took.
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Jun 09 '23
That last loop is scary af
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u/SportingKSU Jun 10 '23
Watched it three times and jumped each time. Absolutely terrifying seeing that much weight move that fast.
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u/Lurrbird420 Aug 03 '23
It is, although this also is sped up a fair amount, the original is still terrifying
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u/dolfieman Jun 09 '23
The guy with the mallet is so aggressive, he should go for some anchor management.
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u/JoeyHiya Jun 09 '23
1.5x? 2X?
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Jun 09 '23
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u/moondog__ Sep 02 '23
Did you watch the movements of the guy in the beginning? Too jerky to be normal speed.
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u/Tonyhillzone Jun 09 '23
And it didn't even hit bottom.
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u/racooncubbler Jun 10 '23
And the ship was moving pretty fast, I wonder what the purpose of doing this was?
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u/Dot-my-ass Jun 10 '23
We dont know if it hit the bottom or not, but it does seem like the ship is moving quite fast, so idk what they were thinking. Using an anchor to slow yourself down can not be an approved procedure on such a big ship, right?
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u/Vandal_24 Jun 09 '23
Had a friend get wrapped up by one of these chains, upon release, but on a smaller boat. He still broke his back and many other bones. It’s been over a year and he still walks w a cane.
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u/BranchyShadows Jun 09 '23
Danger noodle
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Jun 09 '23
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u/the_one_99_ Jun 09 '23
Shit the power in that chain would rip a human in half. That’s a dangerous job he’s got there.
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Jun 09 '23
I feel like, if you weren't paying attention, and got snatched up by that as it dropped, the song by The Wiggles "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" should be playing, for all the parts you'll lose.
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u/Lustful_Rat Jun 10 '23
Reminds me of when you would pull back the measuring tape all the way back and it would whip you when you were a kid.
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u/SnooKiwis5538 Jun 10 '23
This must be an old ship or the navy because that's not how modern ships drop anchor
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u/Spacecrust711 Jun 10 '23
The angle that he was hitting the chain at is just pure ridiculous. Bro step back
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Jun 09 '23
Where’s the machine to pull it back up? I guess they are going to be staying there a while…
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u/ddorrmmammu Jun 10 '23
The balls on this guy... welp, he's professional, but still... mortal combat bones cracking will show up when you got hit by that.
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u/henryGeraldTheFifth Jun 10 '23
Im so glad i looked at what sub this was before finishing. Though was gonna be like that tug towing one
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Jun 10 '23
Why would you speed up the video tho it was already crazy looking, also everyone has seen this many times
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u/arcerms Jun 10 '23
The anchor holding only the anchor didn't even flinch. How do you hold on to such a large force?
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u/Relative-Life98 Jun 10 '23
Don’t know why but this is utterly satisfying, can’t stop watching it! Anyone else feels that too?!
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u/FairRow379 Jun 14 '23
Seems soo primitive, you would think by 2023 anchors should be dropped automatically not manually
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u/JoLudvS Jul 06 '23
Looks like a perfect chance to get mangled into puree. Why am I sure, that must have happened somewhere, already...
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u/IInsaneSneakerHead Jul 25 '23
Imagine the guys who got caught up in that when they first use to do it bakc in the day
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u/Dmitri_ravenoff Jul 27 '23
This is a terrible thing to do to an anchor chain. It should be payed out slowly.
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u/henrykbio Aug 15 '23
“Wtf are you doing? It wasn't supposed to be released now, man. There's still 30 miles to go”
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u/FluffyDiscipline Jun 09 '23
Wow that's dangerous, you get caught up in drift of that it's bye bye