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¿Cómo se llama la maniobra de dejar caer el ancla hasta el fondo del mar?.What is the manoeuvre of letting the anchor drop to the seabed called?

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Correct answer: a) Fondear

Why it is correct

Fondear (anchoring).

Why the others are not

  • b) It is raising it.
  • c) It is dragging.
  • d) It is swinging.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Dropping: fondear.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Knots and lines

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