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The purpose of this Safety Alert Bulletin is to highlight this continued trend to all tanker and barge operators. It is hoped that this will encourage operators to review their procedures / guidelines for operations relating to Anchoring, particularly where this takes place in areas of high traffic density, variable weather conditions and /or strong currents. It may also be appropriate to include maintenance and inspection procedures for anchors, anchor chains, Windlass and other related equipment as part of this internal review.This safety bulletin is not intended to instruct operators on how to operate, maintain or inspect their vessels. It is simply a mechanism to raise awareness and for exchanging information relating to
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THE INFORMATION BELOW IS BASED ON REVIEWS OF INDUSTRY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORTS
