An oil tanker captain in the Gulf gives the word on his radio, and up in the bow, hundreds of metres away, the first mate lets the anchor go. The plunging chain roars like the iron drums of doom, and a high singing whine rings through the whole ship. The deck vibrates underfoot until 50 tonnes of anchor hits the bottom. The mate calls on the radio: “One shackle up and down.”
在海湾,一艘油轮的船长在无线电中下达口令,几百米外船艏处,大副随即放锚。下落的锚链轰鸣,如同铁制丧钟,尖锐的高音在整艘船中回荡。甲板在脚下震动,直到那重达50吨的锚砸到海底。大副在无线电中报告:“一节链,直上直下。”
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