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Originally Posted by billyboy
The last rope to let go of. Its usually around amidships area, the bight is passed ashore, round a bollard and back to the ship. simply let the bight slip overboard then haul it back in and the ship is free to get under way. No need for a berthing master, stevadore or dockers.
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How terribly nautical. Sounds like a Bank Line wheez to save money. Do youse deck chaps still dip your hawsers?