Cargo ship (8) | ![]() |
Cruise ship (5) | ![]() |
Drifting ship (3) | ![]() |
Ship (217) | ![]() |
Tanker (6) | ![]() |
parachute-shaped"sea anchor"to slow down a drifting ship and put it in a better position for rescue and recovery operations.
In a worst-case scenario, a drifting ship can tip over, be driven onto a beach or rocky coast,
At the end of the chain is a 30-metre-wide sea anchor that opens under water like a parachute both slowing down the drifting ship and turning it 90 degrees.
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