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

It’s heavy enough to hold the ship in place but not heavy enough to sink it. The weight threshold of holding the ship in place and sinking the ship are very different. It takes more weight to sink the ship than to anchor it.