If his ship was in danger of being driven onto rocks, a captain’s only recourse was to drop anchor and ride out the storm, trusting that the anchor would not lose its grip on the seabed.
Ja kuģis draudēja uzskriet klintīm, vienīgais glābiņš bija izmest enkuru un gaidīt vētras beigas cerībā, ka enkurs stingri turēsies jūras dibenā.