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Atlantic Soundings Nylon Tug Line Stretches and Snaps
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Editor: Rod Sullivan
Profession: Maritime Attorney
Category: Unseaworthiness and The Jones Act
An Atlantic Soundings tugboat, the M/T Thomas, recently had an incident that demonstrates why ship and boat lines can be so dangerous. While moving two barges out of Atlantic Marine, a line secured between the M/T Thomas and one of the barges parted. According to one of the witnesses, the parting "line went flying over the tug like a rubber band." Fortunately, noone was hurt but the incident shows how dangerous lines can be when under tension.
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