..., would necessitate immediate removal and replacement of the chain links. The conventional discard criteria in mooring codes were formulated based on uniform corrosion, and not highly localized material loss. The application of rigorous Finite Element techniques to determine the residual strength...

... Biological Deteriorative Mechanisms; – Sulphur Reducing Bacteria (SRB) in the water column, hawser tube and in sea-floor material. Identification of SRB related pitting that can lead to crack propagation within individual chain links – Microbially Induced Corrosion caused by specific interactions...