How to know if the anchor is dragging ?

Provided the ship has enough provision, water and fuel, everybody loves time at Anchorage. Right? We all love having the opportunity for a breather from the continuous cycle of loading, unloading and everything in between. Even the environment on the wheelhouse is bit relaxed while the ship is at anchor. But it is not unusual that the wind speed would start to increase, or for a nearby ship to drag her anchor or even own ship start to drag anchor. The relaxed environment might become hair-raising, unexciting and spine chilling. So let us face it. Keeping an anchor watch is only easy until everything is fine and the anchor is holding. But that is not true if you know the signs to looks for to determine if the anchor is dragging. Early detection of the dragging anchor situation can save a lot of trouble. In this post, I will discuss the indications to look for to get an early warning of the ship dragging its anchor. Let us jump in. Anchoring a ship The first thing that we need to know for keeping a good anchor watch is the position of the anchor. And there is only one way to know this position. By noting down the position of the ship when the anchor is dropped. In the case of anchoring in deeper waters where anchor will be lowered with gear, it is the position of the ship when the ...