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... port , whose cargo of grain had shifted during a hurricane . She developed a list of 36 ° to port and in a very short time the boilers could not be fired . It was war - time and the disabled ship was one of a convoy escorted by an ...
... port , whose cargo of grain had shifted during a hurricane . She developed a list of 36 ° to port and in a very short time the boilers could not be fired . It was war - time and the disabled ship was one of a convoy escorted by an ...
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... port anchor cable of the disabled vessel which was paid out to 15 fathoms , and as the vessels gathered way the wire hawser was paid out to 200 fathoms . It had been decided to tow short until passing the islands in the Persian Gulf ...
... port anchor cable of the disabled vessel which was paid out to 15 fathoms , and as the vessels gathered way the wire hawser was paid out to 200 fathoms . It had been decided to tow short until passing the islands in the Persian Gulf ...
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... port to port and to and from their sites , to run and under - run their anchors , and to tow the hopper barges loaded with the dredged material to and from the depositing areas . The work involved in dredging a river is unremitting and ...
... port to port and to and from their sites , to run and under - run their anchors , and to tow the hopper barges loaded with the dredged material to and from the depositing areas . The work involved in dredging a river is unremitting and ...
Contents
Introductory | 7 |
The tugs equipment and its use | 10 |
Ocean towage and rescue work | 18 |
7 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
100 fathoms ahead allow alongside anchor cable approach assistance avoid barges bollards bridge bridle brought buoy carried chafing channels clear close connected course crew deck disabled vessel distance dock docks dredger dredging engines fathoms fitted four gear hand head heaving heavy hopper hove inches keep kind knots large vessel lashed length light loaded master means messenger method miles mooring necessary ocean ocean-going tugs operations paid passage passed pipe placed port position possible Post practice prevent propeller reached ready rescue river rough round rudder sailing salvage secured shackled ship short side slack slip speed spring steam steering stern strong successfully sufficient taken Thames tide tow hook Tow Rope tow-line tow-rope tow's Towage towing gear towing vessel towing wire tug and tow tug's turn usually voyage watch weather winch wind wire hawser