Eli5: do large ships have emergency anchor systems?

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Thinking about what happened in Baltimore and wondered if huge ships have a way to rapidly deploy anchors if the ship becomes uncontrollable close to shore. Independent of engine power.

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Anchor is a parking brake. Keep something already stopped from drifting. 

It’s NOT brakes, to slow/stop something already moving.

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