833rd transporters spearhead innovative use of LASH vessel.With the clank of locking devices, containers filled with ammunition are loaded aboard the Cape Farewell Cape Farewell can mean:
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It is the first time in recent memory that transporters with the 833rd Transportation Battalion, Seattle, have worked a Lighter Aboard Ship The Lighter Aboard Ship (LASH) system refers to the practice of loading barges (lighters) aboard a larger vessel for transport. The host vessel is normally purpose-built or modified with a door at the waterline, to allow the payloads to be loaded and unloaded without special , or LASH lash the horsehair or thin leather tag attached to the end of a stockwhip and which is responsible for the pistol shot-like report produced by the gun whip crackers. , vessel. This is also the first time the Cape Farewell will carry standard 20-foot ammunition shipping containers. The vessel was recently configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: with locking devices to carry containers. Normally, LASH vessels use their cranes to bring aboard smaller barges packed with cargo. The transportation concept is ideal for moving cargo ashore when port facilities are lacking or when there is a need to move cargo up a shallow river. The 833rd loaded the vessel in teamwork with the Navy. In all, 981 20-foot containers were loaded April 19-28 and the Cape Farewell sailed for the Military Ocean Terminal Concord, Concord, Calif., where additional cargo was loaded. "The load out was a great example of interservice cooperation," said Phillip Fantozzi, chief of terminal operations The reception, processing, and staging of passengers; thereceipt, transit, storage, and marshalling of cargo; the loadingand unloading of modes of transport conveyances; and themanifesting and forwarding of cargo and passengers todestination. See also operation; terminal. . Load planner Daniel Twohig said the loadout was challenging but successful. "There were many issues we had to meet and overcome to make this work," said Twohig. "We overcame bad weather, slowdowns and equipment failures. "At the same time, this is the most successful turbo-Containerized Ammunition Distribution System exercise we have had to date." Judi Warren, Administrative Officer 833rd Transportation Battalion |
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