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Excerpt: "Most faults are caused by “external aggression.” That sounds scary! But this term only means that a cable didn't suffer a technical fault on its own, and was instead damaged by external forces. Most come from fishing equipment, normal anchoring activity, and natural disasters like undersea earthquakes. Internal component or equipment failure causes another, smaller category of faults.

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ANCHOR AND CHAIN The anchor and chain or rope are critical in creating a stable grip for a vessel at anchor or moored. Firstly, the anchor is the primary point of contact between the vessel and the seafloor. It is intended to sink into the seabed and form a holding force capable of withstanding the effects of wind, current, and waves. (Source: Internet) https://lnkd.in/djZRdCvg #seasafety

The Key bridge discussion is very revealing in how we view the obligations of the public sector vs. the private sector to the public. I have read countless posts and articles about "how could the bridge not be engineered for this collision" and rightfully lots of posts about how bridges could be defended better from vessel collisions. I have NOT seen one post about how this could have been avoided in the first place. Why are these massive ships not required to have tug boat assistance when operating around critical infrastructure? How could this ship not have emergency systems to allow it to navigate during a power outage? The same conversation happened with the Norfolk Southern derailment. People hammered the government for letting this happen despite the fact that it was privately owned infrastructure and a publicly traded corporation that were responsible for the accident. I guess my question is why are we so quick to focus the blame on government agencies over the private sector when these types of accidents happen?

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