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sea anchor



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It was a six-man orange life raft with a sea anchor inside and no visible marine growth or markings.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2020

A sea anchor that reduces their speed to about 2 knots, too slow to escape a ship.

From Scientific American • Aug. 9, 2013

By adding a sea anchor on windy days, it will keep a nice bait spread while drifting across or along the edge.

From Time Magazine Archive

I've even used them to make an emergency sea anchor: I duct-taped two hooks into an X and then lashed canvas pieces to that structure with parachute cord.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then they rigged a sea anchor, a canvas cone dragged through the water to keep the boat turned into the storm.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong



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