what are boat anchors for storm
Anchor of the Amoco Cadiz in Portsall, north-west Brittany, France. An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek á¼Î³ÎºÏÏÎ± (ankura).