The vessel is attached to the anchor by the rode, which is made of chain, cable, rope, or a combination of these.

Since all anchors that embed themselves in the bottom require the strain to be along the seabed, anchors can be broken out of the bottom by shortening the rode until the vessel is directly above the anchor ( at this point the anchor chain is " up and down " in naval parlance ).

The term aweigh describes an anchor when it is hanging on the rode and is not resting on the bottom.

As a strain comes onto the rode, the stock will dig into the bottom, canting the anchor until one of the flukes catches and digs into the bottom.

Since one fluke always protrudes up from the set anchor, there is a great tendency of the rode to foul the anchor as the vessel swings due to wind or current shifts.

It is not unknown for the anchor to foul on its own rode, or to foul the tines with refuse from the bottom, preventing it from digging in.

The elements of anchoring gear include the anchor, the cable ( also called a rode ), the method of attaching the two together, the method of attaching the cable to the ship, charts, and a method of learning the depth of the water.

A cable or rode is the rope, chain, or combination thereof used to connect the anchor to the vessel.

Lowering a concentrated, heavy weight down the anchor line – rope or chain – directly in front of the bow to the seabed, behaves like a heavy chain rode and lowers the angle of pull on the anchor.

When the rode is slack, the catenary curve presents a lower angle of pull on the anchor or mooring device than would be the case if it were nearly straight.

A swing mooring consists of a single anchor at the bottom of a waterway with a rode ( a rope, cable, or chain ) running to a float on the surface.

The float allows a vessel to find the rode and connect to the anchor.

* 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.

Other examples include clothesline, chalk line, anchor line (" rode "), stern line, fishing line, and so on.

Under the wary eyes of the Japanese, fifteen British warships rode anchor alongside four Dutch vessels, while a British regiment from Hong Kong augmented their display of military might.

He did so by pouncing upon the Swedish transport fleet, laden with ammunition and other military stores, which rode at anchor in the narrow and dangerous Dynekil Fjord.

Though it is not an essential part of the lazy shot, it is often used with a full depth shotline, or when the anchor rode is used as a substitute for a shotline, as it provides a more stable vertical reference than the anchor line, which tends to shift considerably as the boat moves under the influence of wind and wave.

An 8th century Tamil text written by Thirumangai Alvar described this place as Kadal Mallai, ( Sea Mountain ) ‘ where the ships rode at anchor bent to the point of breaking laden as they were with wealth, big trunked elephants and gems of nine varieties in heaps ’.

Anything that can act as a source of drag in the water can act as a sea anchor ; a common improvised sea anchor is a long line ( a docking warp or anchor rode ) paid out into the water ; while this does not provide much drag, it can act as a drogue and aid in running downwind.

A second later she came behind the wheel and backed off the anchor line until it was set in the ocean floor.

On the other hand, it is quite possible for this anchor to find such a good hook that, without a trip line from the crown, it is impossible to retrieve.

A hand on the anchor line may telegraph a series of jerks and jolts, indicating the anchor is dragging, or a smooth tension indicative of digging in.

Then, taking in on the first cable as the boat is motored into the wind and letting slack while drifting back, a second anchor is set approximately a half-scope away from the first on a line perpendicular to the wind.

By 16: 00, Alexander and Swiftsure were also in sight, although some distance from the main British fleet, and Brueys gave orders to abandon the plan to remain at anchor and instead for his line to set sails, although Blanquet protested the order on the grounds that there were not enough men aboard the French ships to both sail the ships and man the guns.

The anchor point of the kite line may be static or moving ( e. g., the towing of a kite by a running person, boat, free-falling anchors as in paragliders and fugitive parakites or vehicle ).

The line was perceived as a slap at NBC Nightly News main anchor John Chancellor, who due to his background as a foreign correspondent, felt the network should weigh its news more heavily toward world events, and had kept Franco's deathwatch at the top of the headlines.

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Sailing south from New York with 19 ships of the line, Graves arrived at the mouth of the Chesapeake early on 5 September to see de Grasse's fleet at anchor in the bay.

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* A length of rope, cable, or chain when put to use ( such as a clothesline, anchor line )

To tighten the line with respect to a load attached to the standing part, grasp the standing part with one hand inside of the loop and pull towards the anchor object.

A stream anchor, which is usually heavier than a kedge anchor, can be used for kedging or warping in addition to temporary mooring and restraining stern movement in tidal conditions or in waters where vessel movement needs to be restricted, such as rivers and channels.

The depth of water is necessary for determining scope, which is the ratio of length of cable to the depth measured from the highest point ( usually the anchor roller or bow chock ) to the seabed.

In yachts, a kedge anchor is an anchor carried in addition to the main, or bower anchors, and usually stowed aft.

Such tasks, which usually required a coordinated group effort in either a pulling or pushing action, included weighing anchor and setting sail.

Fox News does produce some news coverage carried by the broadcast network, usually separate from the coverage aired on the cable channel, as Fox Report and Studio B anchor Shepard Smith anchors most primetime news presentations on the Fox network, especially during political news events ( which are anchored by Bret Baier on the Fox News Channel ).

In this depiction, Britannia's association with the sea is provided by her holding an anchor, an attribute usually represented by Poseidon's Trident.

A swimming relay of four swimmers usually follows this strategy: second fastest, third fastest, slowest, then fastest ( anchor ).

Such tasks, which usually required a coordinated group effort in either a pulling or pushing action, included weighing anchor and setting sail.

CNN Student News is a student news program targeted for the classroom that runs from 4AM to 4: 10AM eastern Monday to Friday as part of the cable industry's Cable in the Classroom inititave, as anchor Carl Azuz reports the day's news in a simplified format ( stories with graphic imagery or adult themes are usually left out from this newscast ).

These newscasts usually had a solo, white male anchor, with white men announcing sports and weather as well.

If the tendril comes into contact with an object for long enough it will usually curl around it, forming a strong anchor point for the pitcher.

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It is the accepted knot for attaching anchors ( or more usually anchor chains ) to warps.

Like these two supermarket chains, Shun Fat Supermarket usually serves as a major anchor store in some Asian shopping centers and strip malls, which in some cases have been renovated extensively by Hieu Tran.

Warships usually fly their ensigns between the morning colours ceremony and sunset when moored or at anchor, at all times when underway, and at all times when engaged in battle — the " battle ensign ".

Taller sheet pile walls will need a tie-back anchor, or " dead-man " placed in the soil a distance behind the face of the wall, that is tied to the wall, usually by a cable or a rod.

An announcer, usually Allan McFee, would intone " The National, with ," followed by the name of the anchor, followed by a cut to a shot of the anchor beside a screen.

" To which the anchor, usually longtime KTRK newscaster Dave Ward, calmly replied " Thank ya, Marvin.

Members belonging to a yacht club or sailing organization may fly their club's unique flag ( usually triangular ), called a burgee, both while under way and at anchor ( however, not while racing ).

Top-rope climbing ( or Top-roping ) is a style in climbing in which a rope, used for the climber's safety, runs from a belayer at the foot of a route through one or more carabiners connected to an anchor system at the top of the route and back down to the climber, usually attaching to the climber by means of a harness.