We had to pull the whole dredge off the Ohio River last Thursday because of a snapped cutter chain

It was a long day, the chain went at about 10 AM near Cincinnati and we lost nearly 8 hours of work. The worst part was waiting for the barge crane to get to us so we could haul the section up. What's the fastest way you've all dealt with a major chain break on the water?

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anthonys9818d ago

My buddy's crew once had to weld a temp link right on the barge deck to keep moving.

the_nathan18d ago

Damn, how many links did you lose in that snap?

rowanharris18d ago

Just started using a password manager after the same thing happened to me, saved my ass lol. Bitwarden's free plan worked fine for getting everything back in order.