One barge cable horror story could be when a barge cable snapped during a storm while the barge was loaded with heavy equipment. The cable whipped around and damaged the barge's structure, nearly causing it to capsize. It was a terrifying situation for the crew on board as they had to quickly try to secure the loose cable and deal with the instability of the barge.
Sure. There was a case where a barge cable had some hidden wear and tear. During a routine towing operation, the cable suddenly gave way. This led to the barge floating aimlessly in a busy shipping lane. There were ships all around, and the risk of collision was very high. Fortunately, the other ships were able to avoid it in time, but it was a close call that could have been a major disaster.
There was a work barge where a mysterious illness spread among the crew. People started getting really sick with high fevers and strange rashes. They were in the middle of the ocean, far from proper medical help. It was a horror as they didn't know what was causing it and if they would survive until they could reach a port.
One cable horror story could be when a cable gets chewed through by a rodent. It happened to me once. I was in the middle of an important work project and all of a sudden, my computer lost connection. After some investigation, I found that a mouse had chewed on the Ethernet cable. It was a nightmare to fix as I had to replace the whole cable and re - set up some network settings.
Well, one cable guy horror story I heard was that he showed up hours late without any call. When he finally arrived, he was rude and just tracked mud all over the house while installing the cable. He didn't seem to care about the mess he was making.
One horror story is when a cable installer drilled through a water pipe while trying to run cables in the wall. Water started gushing out and flooded part of the room. It was a total mess and took hours to fix.
One common issue is tardiness. A lot of cable guys don't show up on time, which is really frustrating for customers. Another is lack of professionalism. They might be rude or not clean up after themselves.
On a particular work barge, there was an incident with the anchor system. The anchor got stuck in some sort of underwater debris. As they tried to free it, the winch system overheated and then broke down. Without the anchor properly set, the barge started to drift in a busy shipping lane. The crew was worried about getting hit by a large ship. They tried to signal for help but were in a very dangerous situation. It took hours of desperate attempts to finally get the anchor situation sorted out, during which time everyone on the barge was on edge, fearing for their lives.
It could be. There are some stories based on real events that might seem like the garbage barge story, but it's hard to say for sure without more details.