Hi shipmates, Gash bins was the first job after the ropes storage on most ship I was on The gash bin was a 45 gallon drum with the top cut off, holes in the bottom and sides for the rope two? for draining cut with cold chisel by a member of the crew I did a few of them, When you were clear of the port you fed the seagulls and then put the fire hose on the bin not a very nice job after a couple of weeks !!! in port, the longer in port the more gash bins were needed . all the gash was got rid of that way in my time The sea gulls were very hungry.