if an anchor is heavy enough to hold a ship in place, how does the ship not sink when hauling it?

Question

if an anchor is heavy enough to hold a ship in place, how does the ship not sink when hauling it?

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Answer 1

Assuming you know the basics of buoyancy. Weight in the ship displaces more water in the ship size. Adding the anchor weight to the ship means it displaces more water to stay afloat.

When the anchor is dropped, it sinks because it can only displace its own volume of water.

The other answers seem to cover your implied question of how the anchor works.