if the ship's captain knew he lost control why not drop and drag anchors?
Time. Distance. Electricity. The anchor(s) have to be inched up, the manual stoppers removed, before the hook can be dropped. Even if everybody was dressed and awake... and tools found, it's a ten minute walk, 5 or 10 minutes to remove the stoppers...assuming there is DC power available to pull the slack to release the stopper and the winch drum pawl. Until it is confirmed, I doubt that a hook was dropped as first reported.
Last edited by flintlocke; 03/27/24.
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
