bow anchor

He opened the cover further and leaned out, but still couldn't see the bow anchor.

During 1974 she lost her original bow anchor in the Detroit River.

The only difference, which had little meaning, was that she had only her bow anchor out.

We brought the bow anchors aboard, worked the Flush out by hauling on the stern anchor lines.

Ten minutes later both ships were out in the bay with their bow anchors down, manoeuvring under power to let go a second anchor.

Bahamians use two bow anchors to guard against tricky cross currents and wind changes.

The fishing nets and traps used to disguise the boat were thrown overboard, along with the bow anchors.

Creeping down along the bank he pulled up the bow anchor, coiled its rope, and laid it on the foredeck.

Now she lay a few cables offshore in deep water, safe, a light bow anchor holding her gently, broadside to the shore.

"Take in the bow anchor," Haber directed.

"We've lost the bow anchors.

Yard and landing craft in her vicinity continually dragged anchors, but Baretta's bow anchor held.

A stern anchor to the north-west, about a hundred yards distant from the buoy, then a bow anchor a similar distance to the south-east.'

Macdonough ordered the bow anchor cut, and hauled in the kedge anchors he had laid out earlier to spin Saratoga around.

Bacheet kicked the fingers over the side, wiped his blade on the skirt of his robe, then went to break out the bow anchor from its locker forward.

Supplies eventually dwindled and after Kronan lost a sorely needed bow anchor, Stenbock decided to turn back to the Dalarö anchorage north of Stockholm.

Raked by Bellone and desperate to return fire, Willoughby had the bow anchor cable cut, bringing a portion of his ship's starboard broadside to bear on Bellone.

At that time, the Seacrest was attached to one of its bow anchors and at least one of the other anchors in its eight anchor drilling mode anchor pattern.

Visibility had been worse than bad by the time she arrived, and she'd collided with her consort,Royal Champion , on their way into the reach, losing one of her bow anchors in the process.

The port bow anchor became entangled with the starboard anchor on Hercule and the British ship was swung violently into the French ship, the force of the collision unhinging four of the gunports on Mars.

The German-designed bow anchor, Bügelanker (or Wasi), has a sharp tip for penetrating weed, and features a roll-bar which allows the correct setting attitude to be achieved without the need for extra weight to be inserted into the tip.

Her equipment includes a tetrahedral rudder, bow thruster, two river radar systems and a stern as well as bow anchor, and so well insulated are the two 998-horsepower diesel engines that the ship's passage at about 14 miles an hour seems virtually silent.

Given her late arrival and the gathering darkness, she'd been forced to find the best spot to anchor she could, effectively on her own, and her captain had felt his cautious way as far into the reach as he'd dared, then dropped his remaining bow anchor.

Nelson ordered the fleet to slow down at 16:00 to allow his ships to rig "springs" on their anchor cables, a system of attaching the bow anchor that increased stability and allowed his ships to swing their broadsides to face an enemy while stationary.