As one of the foremost marine suppliers and chandlery services in South Africa, the team at Link Ship Chandlers has a borderline geeky love of all thing shipping and sailing. This extends to all tools of the shipping trade, and marine ropes in particular. Here is a concise guide to the most common marine ropes and their uses (you never know when it might come in handy during a general knowledge quiz!).

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In the high pressure maritime resupply industry, the one thing that is essential is a sense of humour and a love of fun. It is something that helps to keep us focused and breaks the tension of long hours and tight deadlines. With this in mind, we’d like to do the first of what will hopefully be many humorous blog posts that pay homage to our nautical interests while still putting a smile on your face. So, without further ado let’s dive into the deep end with a pirate’s guide to talking nautical:

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Just over 24 km’s off of the coast of Alabama in the Gulf of Mexico there is one of nature’s biggest mysteries lying under 60 ft of water. This relic of ages past is a 50,000-year-old forest that was once millennia ago situated on dry land, but now lies at the bottom of the ocean. Scientists believe that the forest has lain hidden for all of this time, preserved from decay by up to 10 feet of sediment that was scooped off of the ocean floor during Hurricane Ivan in 2004.

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