How the anchor chain works
Aug 06,2025
For the anchor chain to work, the most basic condition is to hook something on the seabed. If the anchor chain is not long enough, the anchor will not work. If the seabed is flat, or the anchor hooked is not fixed, if the weather is calm, it is fine, but once the waves are too large, the anchor cannot hook anything, and the anchor will lose its function. This is called "anchor dragging". When the ship is anchoring, anchor dragging is very dangerous. Because the main engine is usually stopped when the ship is anchored, if it takes time to start the ship immediately, it is very dangerous for the ship without power to float around on the water.
Seen from the ship, the anchor chain is straight, but under the water there is a section that is nearly parallel to the seabed. The anchor provides holding power, and then transmits it to the ship through the anchor chain to resist the influence of the external load of the current, wind and waves on the positioning. The reason why there is a section close to the seabed is to consider the influence of the force. Think about it, an anchor, the anchor chain is straight and easy to drag the anchor. And there is a section close to the bottom of the sea, which can provide a margin within a certain range.
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