The passage describes the components of a ship's anchor, including the crown, flukes, and shank. It also mentions the ship's anchor chain and how the length of chain let out is based on the depth of water and purpose of anchoring. The passage concludes by noting some anchors have teeth on the flukes to better grip the seabed.
The passage describes the components of a ship's anchor, including the crown, flukes, and shank. It also mentions the ship's anchor chain and how the length of chain let out is based on the depth of water and purpose of anchoring. The passage concludes by noting some anchors have teeth on the flukes to better grip the seabed.
The passage describes the components of a ship's anchor, including the crown, flukes, and shank. It also mentions the ship's anchor chain and how the length of chain let out is based on the depth of water and purpose of anchoring. The passage concludes by noting some anchors have teeth on the flukes to better grip the seabed.