Here is a link to the NTSB report on the Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader's anchor contact with three underwater transmission cables and two oil pipelines on April 1, 2018.
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pag ... FM019.aspx
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the anchor damaged to line 5 oil pipe line, The pipe line is not well protected.
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Are anchors rigged to be dropped quickly in confined waterways in the event of an emergency? If so, could mechanical failure have caused the accidental drop? Aside, wasn't there a situation a few years ago when one the tug/barge units snagged a cable in the Straits of Mackinac in which the barge had been dragging its anchor for some prolonged period of time? How did that happen without anyone noticing it?
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How does a freighter accidently drop its anchor going into the locks? I have a feeling someone may lose their job.