Passenger Drops Anchor

[happy daze john in oz]

Very easy to get to an anchor on the cruise ships. The authorities have plenty of notices up saying, 'crew only past here' but there is nothing to stop any one else going there. I have wandered around a few 'out of bounds' part of the decks and never been chalenged.

[Kevin Mercer]

Was that on e-bay Rob ?
Kevin

[robpage]

Yes but collect only !

[Captain Kong]

I have got six anchors in my collection, I had more but some were stolen by the Gypoes.
The Gypos came in my garden on one Saturday night when I was out and they took away one Sheet anchor, and one Stockless anchor, two sets of mooring bits two bollards and a four foot diameter four bladed propellor. I just have five sheet anchors and one kedge anchor left.
I had collected these over the years from ships scrap yards and from beaches in Scotland.
I live forty miles from the sea, I phoned my local Police, and said , "I want to report a theft"
The Plod says "What is missing?" I say" One Sheet anchor, and one Stockless anchor, two sets of mooring bits, two mooring bollards and a four foot diameter four bladed ships propellor" Plod says " Is this some kind of joke, it is an offence to joke about a crime you know," I says " No I had a collection of maritime objects and they have been nicked" Plod says "What are these items used for" I says "I was going to start a Maritime Museum and now all my stock has been stolen." Plod says "Can you describe these items?"
I says "I will come down the Station with a list and a description".
I did that, a waste of time. they didnt know what the items were or what I was talking about, so I did a tour of every scrap yard around town but to no avail. They have gone forever.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Hi captain

Sorry to hear about your losses, as I also have a few treasured objects, including the ship's foc'le bell of a ship I took to the knackers yard in China many many moons ago. At least your police lived 40 miles from the sea, I live 500 yards (what are these metres thingy?) from the sea, 90% plus of the local population here wouldn't have a clue what you were talking about if you described your lost objects.

The lack of marine knowledge in an Island Nation is frightening, most of the them think MN stands for male nurse, yes it still happens when you wear the badge, perhaps they think the reef knot is for tying the umbilical cord

Rgds Ivan

[Jim Brady]

A guy I sailed with told me this yarn.He was on a ship they came into a port and dropped anchor,as the chain was coming from the spurling also coming out were arms, legs and various other body parts.The previous port had been West Africa,the conclusion was a couple of stowaways had hid in the chain locker.
Regards.
Jim.B.

[Richard Quartermaine]

Weighing the anchor and mooring is a task that has its ups and downs!