Before the invention of anchor chain ships used hemp rope, which often broke and put lives in danger.As the size of ships increased hemp rope anchor cables were not strong enough, and in hot ...

A wild crocodile hitched a ride with a ship - by clinging onto the vessel's anchor. Footage shows the reptile biting the end of the rope while floating through the water at a dock in Bontang on ...

For over 4,000 years the anchor has been a safety device and an iconic symbol of our maritime past.Anchors are universal they have been with us for over 4,000 years. Every civilisation uses anchors.

The search for a missing crew member from the container ship was unsuccessful. A Portuguese container ship collided with a U.S.-flagged oil tanker while the tanker was anchored in the North Sea ...

Work to recover an anchor of a ship from the late 13th century Mongolian armada that tried to invade Japan is under way off the coast of Takashima island in Matsuura, Nagasaki Prefecture.

The container ship that crashed into an anchored tanker in the North Sea carrying jet fuel for the US Navy failed steering-related safety checks, The Telegraph can reveal, as its captain was ...

Before the invention of anchor chain ships used hemp rope, which often broke and put lives in danger.As the size of ships increased hemp rope anchor cables were not strong enough, and in hot ...