Captain | Consultant | Superyachts & Sustainability | Speaker | CNN and Bloomberg contributor
This is a stark reminder of the harzards related to mooring operations. Whether it be a mooring line, or anchor chain, tight spaces on superyachts where often the whole mooring deck is a snap back zone with no easy egress, make it even more critical to pay close attention to the operation along with suitable training and supervision. #superyachts #mooring #anchoring #crew #safety
This is a real-life example of the stored-energy of a mooring hawser. The hawser appears to catch on the guide of the warping bollard. The point of this post isn't to assign blame, but to demonstrate the lesson to ALWAYS maintaining visual on the line you're hauling in. The winch can easily tension the line to 35 tonnes or more, and the elasticity of HDPE hawsers mean they absorb a lot of energy as 'potential energy' when stretched. That potential energy is converted to kinetic energy with millions of Newtons of force when it releases. #maritime #safety #management
Operations Manager @ BulDock LTD. |
3mo👍