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Old 12-29-2006, 07:32 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by nightfighter View Post
That just doesn't sound right.... ropes? I can see lashing a person on deck with rope, in the 19th century, but now???? What about a harness with a snap at the end of the tether? And no mention of PFDs. Would like to know what SOP is in this case.
In any case T and P's for the families.
Probably harnesses with PFDs but they're getting tossed around along the hull of a 7000 ton ship with round sides and no rail in stoemy seas. If the navy calls 'em stormy you bet they were big seas...

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