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Cuando aumenta el viento y un barco fondeado es arrastrado por éste y el ancla resbala sobre el fondo marino, no quedando sujeto el barco al fondeadero se dice que el barco está:When the wind rises and an anchored boat is carried along as the anchor slides on the seabed, the boat is said to be:
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Correct answer: a) Dragging.
Why it is correct
Dragging is the anchor sliding and the boat moving. Swinging is only turning round the anchor.
Why the others are not
- b) Turning.
- c) Leaning.
- d) Hauling a line.
How to work it out in the exam
- Anchor slips: dragging.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2019 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 5 Official paper · Official answer key
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