An emergency sea anchor may be constructed...

An emergency sea anchor may be constructed...

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An emergency sea anchor may be constructed by using which item(s)?

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An emergency sea anchor may be constructed by using which item(s)?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Purpose of a sea anchor (drogue) in a liferaft or small boat • What makes an object create drag in the water rather than just sink • How common survival manuals describe improvised sea anchors (especially from buckets, oars, and canvas)

💭 Think About

• Look closely at the illustration: what shape is the sea anchor and how does it work when pulled through the water? • For each option, ask: would this item spread out in the water and offer resistance, or would it simply sink with very little drag? • Which of these items are specifically mentioned in basic small-craft seamanship or survival-at-sea instructions as makeshift drogues?

✅ Before You Answer

• For each choice, visualize it towed on a line ahead of the raft—does it stay open and pull, or just hang straight down? • Consider whether weight alone makes a good sea anchor, or whether surface area and shape are more important. • Before picking an answer, be sure you can explain in one sentence how the option you choose would actually slow and steady the craft.