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The anchors are as old as the ships themselves. They are those age-old devices used to haul a floating vessel to the ground, like the seabed or seafloor, when the vessel is required to be halted or stationed at some location for some requirement.
Anchors come in different shapes, sizes, types, and builds. Depending on the vessel size and type, the size and weight of the anchor vary accordingly.
The anchors are usually stowed in an enclosure of the main hull, usually known as the anchor pocket.
When needed, they are lowered into the seafloor with the help of a chain-cable mechanism operated from onboard.
After the anchor is lowered into the seabed, it settles down by virtue of gravity into the undersea floor.
This creates a firm grip on the seabed, and the vessel is fixed to its location by the inertial weight of the anchor coupled with the fixity it creates on the seafloor.
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