ANCHOR WALKER

Time was 2:30 am december 23rd 2014. I got a call that the Diving Team would set out to sea by 4am max. An oil servicing Vessel just lost an Anchor at sea. The ship's Captain, due to drifting of the ship, decided to release sufficient sling wires of the fallen anchor to mark the spot where the anchor would still be under the sea bed, We assembled at our coconut jetty in Apapa, Lagos Nigeria and set out to sea as early as 4am amidst fog and haze. And crossed the Lagos bar into the atlantic, south east of the Lagos anchorage. We located the distressed Vessel before 6am. With no time to waste,. Diver Jimoh Mustapha and Diver Frank Igolukomo kitted up as the Vessel's Captain briefed us the situation. The plan was to dive 27 meters deep, following slacked sling wires across an unknown distance under the sea bed to locate the anchor. We felt we have to make a small story out of this operation as Diver Mustapha led the way and Diver Frank recorded behind him. The Anchor was spotted on time. Mustapha made the reconnections, dragging heavy shackles and locks to the Anchor which became good for take up. But... By the time the Divers emerged to the sea surface, they were about 300 meters away from the Vessel and our boat. This distance explains how far the sea current had drifted the ship away from the spot where the anchor fell. Their faint shouts got our attension and we drove the boat to pull them in. The Vessel came close and it was the final time for the Anchor to be taken up. The operation lasted about 3 hours and it was very successful. To see this video please follow this link http://youtu.be/N9cLTmYTiFs Thanks for watching. Henry Ejeta.