DeepDraft Conversations
Rumpon and Rope: The Propeller Risk Below the Surface
20:49
A thermocol float passed close alongside a vessel drifting off Indonesia and later disappeared from view. A check aft revealed why: a substantial rope associated with it had reached the propeller area.
In this episode, we look at rumpon, the fishing arrangements commonly encountered in Indonesian waters, and why the visible float may be only a small part of the operational hazard.
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