The ships drop anchor in those areas as well, Fawcett said. As for the cause of the spill, it will be important for divers to examine the pipeline to determine whether something struck it, like an ...

ESSEX, Mass. (AP) — Cape Ann’s fleet of vintage row and sail vessels has a new addition, one that hearkens back to mists of Viking heritage forged in the fjords of western Norway. The Polaris ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An anchored cargo ship in the Pacific is not a fixed point — it’s different than parking a car. Even then, with a multi-ton anchor and brawny steel chains resting on the se… ...

Evidence suggests something, possibly a ship anchor, snagged and dragged part of a 17.7-mile underwater pipeline, bending a 4,000-foot section and causing a break. Published October 7, 2021 ...

Instead, the ship kept to a semicircular pattern that would be expected of an anchored ship moved by wind and current. That distance, Amos said, makes it unlikely that its anchor could be the culprit.

Anchors are really heavy, and when they're going fast, they have a lot of momentum. This makes them extremely difficult to stop. If you've got a runaway anchor, the best you can do is run and hide ...