For some time now I have been trying to capture the "moment" on film to really drive the point home about removing your anchor if a storm is coming and you're in an exposed mooring field. Some folks actually get it, but still many don't. I think this Island Packet is a PRIME example of "my anchors are protected by a bow sprit, I don't need to remove them" line of reasoning. Yes I finally captured the moment of pendant failure on film (digital really).;)

Here it goes:

Both pendants still intact but hooked on a Delta. It was still holding but chafing badly:

And DOWN!!!

And UP! And SNAP!!!!!

The Parted Port Pendant is Seen Blowing Back Against The Hull:

Notice The CQR Holding The REMAINING Pendant And The Bend In It:

In this picture it is easy to see how the pendant could have grabbed the Delta anchor and ripped it free from the bow during the pitching moments. We already saw the photos of the bow under water I had to catch this one before it went below a wave to show how the anchor and pendant can become tangled.