Editing Anchor (section)

=== Weighing anchor ===
Since all anchors that embed themselves in the bottom require the strain to be along the seabed, anchors can be broken out of the bottom by shortening the rope until the vessel is directly above the anchor; at this point the anchor chain is "up and down", in naval parlance. If necessary, motoring slowly around the location of the anchor also helps dislodge it. Anchors are sometimes fitted with a trip line<ref>{{Cite web|title=To deploy or not to deploy Trip Lines (aka Anchor Buoys)|url=http://cruising.coastalboating.net/Seamanship/Anchoring/TripLines.html|access-date=2020-12-26|website=cruising.coastalboating.net}}</ref> attached to the crown, by which they can be unhooked from underwater hazards.

The term ''aweigh'' describes an anchor when it is hanging on the rope and not resting on the bottom. This is linked to the term ''to weigh anchor'', meaning to lift the anchor from the sea bed, allowing the ship or boat to move. An anchor is described as ''aweigh'' when it has been broken out of the bottom and is being hauled up to be ''stowed''. ''Aweigh'' should not be confused with ''under way'', which describes a vessel that is not ''moored'' to a dock or ''anchored'', whether or not the vessel is moving through the water. ''Aweigh'' is also often confused with ''away'', which is incorrect.