A heavily corroded 'fisherman's' anchor lying off the coast of Kythira, Greece. An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, used to connect a vesse
A heavily corroded 'fisherman's' anchor lying off the coast of Kythira, Greece. An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current. Anchors can either be temporary or permanent. Permanent anchors are used in the creation of a mooring, and are rarely moved; a specialist service is normally needed to move or maintain them. Vessels carry one or more temporary anchors, which may be of different designs and weights. A sea anchor is a drogue, not in contact with the seabed, used to control a drifting vessel.
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