AntarcticPilot
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I note that the forces involved in stopping a ship like the Dali are such that no conceivable ground tackle would stop her in the distance available, and would be VERY likely to break the chain if the holding power of the anchor was enough to stop her. Just as a thinking point, she hit the concrete pier (which was stressed to withstand collision by the smaller ships of 50 years ago) and demolished it totally. Consider the forces involved in that, and ask yourself whether any conceivable ground tackle could exert that kind of force.Notice the Baltimore ship has the anchor chain out port side.