 In that latter category, Nimitz-class carrier has a chain with 700 links, each weighing 350 pounds. If one breaks, the anchor doesn't work. I was unaware of that. I didn't even think of the need for a carrier to have an anchor. I gather that that is on every naval ship. Yeah, so most ships have two anchors. One is the fail-safe, and so that allusion to the anchor is to say...