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Bitter end

Bitter end

Created OnFebruary 5, 2018
byCapt. Angad S Cheema
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The term given to the end of the ship’s anchor cable. It is often slipped in drydock for the purpose of ranging cables on the floor of the dock for inspection.

Related:

  • Dock Charter
  • Floor
  • Arrived ship
  • Chain locker
  • Ganger Length
  • Grab discharge

By Capt. Angad S Cheema

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