Originally posted by Cruiser
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The biggest worry for the replenishment ships was if the receiving ship tripped the span wire before their refueling rig was back aboard. Then the hoses etc would drop into the ocean and could cause some serious damage. You would not want to do that in a practice! AOs would be pissed!
Before the Probe system emergency breakaways were more problematic as the hose was lashed into the trunk. Even the "quick" disconnect Robb fitting used later sometimes was decidedly not quick compared to the Probe system.
Did a few "real" emergency breakaways with multiple rigs and it was exciting.
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