"singling up"

[David Morris]

I think "secure FROM sea detail" means to *end* sea detail.  Sea
detail being a special crew with special tasks, I think having to do
with leaving or entering a harbor or port.

On 6/21/07, mikebailey at speakeasy.net <mikebailey at speakeasy.net> wrote:
>
> at least, the accompanying phrase "secure from sea detail" seems to apply to both out- and in-ward bound
>
> --- as in the following excerpts:
>  0700
> "Secure from sea and anchor detail"
> Secured, we can all go in now, be warm, start our work or hit our racks.
>
>  It'll be another fuckin' hour before they secure from Sea and Anchor Detail, and I imagine the XO won't be able to get away until late tonight, and he'll be fuckin' pissed as hell when he gets home. "