SeaCat (Octavius) has about 10 moorings in the area and we always try to take the one closest to the dock so that we can tie the stern ashore to keep our bow into the swell that normally runs.
We've been here in Roseau two days now and there has been a lot of activity placing several newly constructed moorings.
The moorings are fabricated using old tractor tires filled with concrete with bent heavy rebar imbedded as anchor points. Here Desmond and the diver have attached a water tank for flotation and tip one of the mooring off the dock.
The mooring and tank hit the water and sink. A diver then goes down and fills the water tank with air to lift the mooring.
Finally Desmond and Slim pull the moorings and divers along to just the right spot and the air is let out of the tank and the mooring is set into place.
This process went on nearly all day till all of the mooring had been placed and pennants and floats were attached.
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