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2. Anchor - Wikipedia

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   An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, used to secure a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα (ankȳra). [2] [3] Anchors can either be temporary or permanent.

3. Mooring - Wikipedia

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   Multiple anchor mooring systems use two or more (often three) light weight temporary-style anchors set in an equilateral arrangement and all chained to a common center from which a conventional rode extends to a mooring buoy. The advantages are minimized mass, ease of deployment, high holding-power-to-weight ratio, and availability of temporary ...

4. Pontoon bridge - Wikipedia

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   The water buoyancy supports the boats, limiting the maximum load to the total and point buoyancy of the pontoons or boats. [2] The supporting boats or floats can be open or closed, temporary or permanent in installation, and made of rubber, metal, wood, or concrete.

5. Capstan (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   The main anchor cable or chain would then be attached to the messenger for hauling using some temporary connection such as ropes called nippers. These would be attached and detached as the anchor was pulled up onto the ship; ( weighed ) thus allowing a continuous hoist of the anchor, without any need for stopping or surging.

6. Offshore embedded anchors - Wikipedia

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   DEAs are commonly used for temporary moorings of offshore oil and gas structures, e.g. mobile offshore drilling units. Their use in only temporary mooring situations may be largely attributed to uncertainty involving the anchor's embedding trajectory and placement in the soil, which results in uncertainty with regard to the anchor's holding ...

7. Sea anchor - Wikipedia

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   A conical sea anchor with tripline (from an illustration in The Sailors Handbook by Halsey C. Herreshoff). An early wooden drogue. A sea anchor (also known as a parachute anchor, drift anchor, drift sock, para-anchor or boat brake) is a device that is streamed from a boat in heavy weather. Its purpose is to stabilize the vessel and to limit ...

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9. Boating - Wikipedia

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   Mushroom anchors are not carried on a boat for use as a temporary or short term anchor. Initially there is no holding power due to the significant amount of time required for the anchor to settle and bury itself in the sediment. A rope anchor line should be at least four times longer than the depth of the water in the anchorage.