cargo-winches

Updated: May 9, 2025

Beneath them, on the main deck, two Chinese stokers were carrying breakfast for'ard across the rusty iron plates that told their own grim story of weight and wash of sea. A sailor was taking down the life-line that stretched from the forecastle, past the hatches and cargo-winches, to the bridge-deck ladder. "A rough voyage," suggested the pilot.

Jack London - The Strength of the Strong