British vessels could anchor in those spaces and engage the French without reply.

Wilkes' wrote that this was the habour on the island where a vessel could anchor in safety.

Immense waves threatened to overwhelm the island, and certainly any vessel anchored near the shore would have been dashed to pieces.

There had been an onshore breeze, quite strong at times, so the two vessels couldn't anchor and had left immediately.

On 9 August 1985, an official vessel anchored 150 yards from the Ross Revenge.

Other vessels already anchored in the location awaited their arrival.

You see that vessel anchored there beyond the harbour mouth?

The vessels then anchored, while the strong tides prevented Cerberus from closing them.

On 3 February the vessels anchored in the old or western port of Alexandria.

The vessel had just anchored in sight of Granite House!