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Originally Posted by Shrew
Besides the obvious warning that the testing was conducted by Fortress, rather that a truly independent testing facility, the test methodology was both odd an not a 'real-world use case'.
The scope was laid out first. The vessel was held in position, then the anchor was retrieved, slowly reducing scope until it broke free. In a real world scenario, scope would not be reduced as a mechanism to apply force.
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In a real world scenario, surging seas can shorten up the scope which in turn would apply a force, or load, on the anchor.