However, synthetic fiber rope is the lightest weight ... arrangement of anchors helps to keep the ship on its fixed heading location. The spread mooring system does not allow the vessel to ...
Rotterdam was unable to keep her scheduled visit to Costa Rica when the ropes snapped during docking procedures.
The 984-foot ship became buoyant roughly at 6:40 a.m. The ship docked at around 9:30 a.m., with SkyTrak7 capturing the moment crews tied ropes to secure ... and releasing the mooring lines.