Avoids taking on water, capsizing or swamping the vessel
Avoids taking on water, capsizing or swamping the vessel
A heavy stone used as an anchor is typically known as a "anchor stone" which is designed to provide weight and stability to keep a boat or other object in place. These stones are often attached to a rope or chain to lower it into the water and secure the vessel.
Lower the anchor, quickly!The anchor snapped off the ship.We have found an anchor close to the suspected shipwreck site.
You lower the anchor line over the bow of the boat, not from the sides. This allows the anchor to drop straight down into the water and ensures it sets properly on the seabed. If you were to lower it from the side, the anchor might not deploy correctly, risking it dragging or becoming entangled. Always ensure the area is clear before dropping the anchor.
bow
stern
Locks are needed when the waterway flows down/up hill. Instead of going over a waterfall, you 'lower' the vessel using a series of locks.
stern
All of them.
The device is called a windlass.
The valve between the right lower chamber of the heart (right ventricle) and its vessel (pulmonary trunk) is the pulminary semilunar valve.