ASK US ANYTHING: Finding water depth! Soundings, lead lines, fathoms and more!

If our electronics broke, how would we know how deep the water is under our ship? What's a sounding, and how do we do it manually? And what's a fathom, anyway? Georgia and Jackson, crew on the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, take you behind the scenes as they explain how sailors have been finding water depth for thousands of years.
OHPRI'S ASK US ANYTHING series introduces maritime terminology and technology and shows you how we use it aboard the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry! Got a question you want answered? Ask us at [e-mail] or leave us a comment on social media!
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