| Some 4000 years ago, fishermen and other | | | | their voyage as safe as possible. After using a |
| mariners anchored their ships and other vessels | | | | rock or stone as the first anchor, the Egyptians |
| by tying a heavy rock at the end of the rope and | | | | came up with the Killick in 2200 BC. The Killick |
| dropping it underwater. Fortunately, things began | | | | was made up of wood and stone that were |
| to improve when these rocks were replaced by | | | | compactly designed into 4 bills to grip the ground. |
| iron hooks that set the stage for modern | | | | Not long after this, the first functional anchors |
| anchors. Now there are numerous types of | | | | were built in China and East India. These models |
| anchors available in the market and choosing one | | | | were also made of stone and wood and were |
| will depend on your load, the type of ground for | | | | shaped much like the modern anchors of |
| your anchorage, and more. Among these types | | | | today-except that it only had one arm. Finally, the |
| of anchors is the Northill anchor. | | | | two-armed anchor came into existence in a |
| A tide of history | | | | Greek island. Most importantly, this model used |
| Before the various types of anchors came about, | | | | bronze as material, instead of wood and stones. |
| man turned to nature and imagination to make | | | | |