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They lock containers together with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twistlock http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twistlock (and probably with other mechanisms) though of

They lock containers together with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twistlock http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twistlock (and probably with other mechanisms) though of course if the ship tilts enough there can still be problems.

Gracana 12y ago
Lashing bars are the other mechanism. Big turnbuckles that hold down the first few levels.
- unwind 12y ago
  Obligatory terminology helper link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnbuckle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnbuckle.