9 Points to Remember When Dropping Ship Anchor in Emergency

Surrounding circumstances and conditions are probably the greatest variables when the ship is at sea. It may become necessary all of a sudden to drop anchor in an emergency in case of steering failure, probable collision, manoeuvring in shallow waters etc.

Usually, letting go (dropping of anchor) is done to reduce the speed of the vessel as swiftly as possible to prevent any forthcoming mishap. When such an action is taken at sea, there’s barely any time to walk back the anchor which means the action to be taken by the responsible officer is to be firmly made in limited time.