Crew members sweated out hoisting the anchor on the original research vessel Atlantis, which supported oceanographic research at WHOI from 1931 to 1964. Hauling the anchor was also time consuming: a complete up-and-down motion of the windlass (the ship’s winch) raised one link of chain, about 6 inches. Crew on the present-day R/V Atlantis rely on a hydraulic motor to raise the anchor, which weighs 2.5 tons, about the weight of a minivan.(Photo by Scott Bray, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
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