Upstream boats would be winched or towed through the lock with the paddles removed. The harpax allowed an enemy vessel to be harpooned and then winched alongside for boarding. Wagons were lowered down the hill winched by ropes wrapped around trees. In the opposite direction boats would be winched or towed through the open lock. All 15 crew were winched aboard the helicopter, and were returned to Lerwick uninjured. The astronauts were winched on board the recovery helicopter. It would then be winched back into position by a small barrel winch. The mount was winched back into firing position by cables fastened to the track. The dredge is then winched up into the boat and emptied. The plane would then be winched back aboard for another drill. During the open-boat whaling era in Japan (1570s-1900s), whales were winched ashore by large capstans. To fell a tree, they threw rope over the top branches and winched it down. When recovering the boat from the water, it is winched back up the trailer. The rig had just been winched away from the "Edda" production platform. So it winched itself up the mountain using a series of deadman anchors.