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julia-pushkina [17]
3 years ago
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Why does a ship need an anchor

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2 answers:
egoroff_w [7]3 years ago
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A ship needs an anchor because if a ship stop its just going to float around the ocean, but if the ship has the anchor then the ship will stay in place.

Len [333]3 years ago
5 0

So there is extra wait that pulls the boat to stop.

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