The vessel's towing equipment includes a Brattvaag three drum waterfall type winch, each drum with a pull of 260 tons and a brake holding power of 400 tons. The main towing drum has a capacity of ...

and makes available a variety of portable oceanographic winches that are used by scientists aboard a broad range of research vessels. Winches are shared following community-based scheduling methods ...

Davis said winch rescues were challenging because they had to complete it on and off a moving vessel. “It was relatively straightforward but it takes a lot of training and experience for these ...