The symmetrical arrangement of anchors helps to keep the ship on its fixed heading location. The spread mooring system does not allow the vessel to weathervane, which means to rotate in the ...

Previously, workers secured vessels to the port manually using thick mooring lines. This method required high tensile strength, depending on the ship's size and weight. If the wire broke ...

A Princess Cruises shop broke free from its moorings while stopped in San Francisco this week due to high winds. Blustery conditions also caused the platform connecting the ship to the dock to break ...