How a Ship is Berthed Using An Anchor? Giant Anchor Chains | Manufacturing and Inspection Processes

How a Ship is Berthed Using An Anchor? Giant Anchor Chains | Manufacturing and Inspection Processes

Mariners consider anchoring a ship to be an art. In fact, it’s also a form of science for it involves a sense of pivot, around which, a ship turns and imparts the stalling force to the ship.
While berthing a ship alongside a jetty or a pier in tidal or windy conditions, the role of the ship’s anchor is extremely vital.
To turn the vessel, which is coming up the tidal estuary along with the tide, the anchor is dropped on the side towards which the vessel has to be turned. If the vessel is planned to turn on the starboard wheel, the starboard anchor is dropped. Likewise, if it’s planned to turn on the port wheel the port anchor is dropped. This is done to avoid the anchor chain going across the stern of the vessel after the swing.