Unlashing containers requires using a long metal bar to unscrew bolts that hold them in place. Giannopoulos said the bars are often heavy and long, as was the one used by the crew member who went ...

The labourers for 'lashing' and 'unlashing' jobs are deployed from a pool of the United Stevedore Association (USA). The 'lashing' and 'unlashing' job in RGCT carried out by a group of nine labourers.