Anchorages

The Gabriolans Against Freighter Anchorages (GAFA) continue to work to prevent the establishment of five anchorages off Gabriola’s north-east shoreline.

As of Tuesday morning, 30 of 33 designated "overflow" anchorages around the Southern Gulf Islands were occupied.

Cuba in the Western Hemisphere, Vietnam in Asia, Angola in Africa, Syria, Egypt, Yemen and Libya in the Middle East, and Ethiopia and Somalia in the Horn of Africa all provided anchorages for the Soviet Navy to visit and demonstrate fraternal socialism.

Although the deep water off this coast renders navigation relatively easy, there are few natural harbors or safe anchorages.

Both ropes sink, so they avoid fouling other craft in crowded anchorages and do not absorb much water.

Many "pure" sailing yachts are also equipped with a low-power internal-combustion engine for use in conditions of calm and when entering or leaving difficult anchorages.

Most coastal stations have offshore anchorages, and supplies are transferred from ship to shore by small boats, barges, and helicopters.

No aircraft is known to have ever landed there, although anchorages nearby could be used by float planes and flying boats during World War II.

On the south-western side there is a very important sailing centre and the many coves and anchorages which can be found along the coastline make the landing easy.

There are anchorages offshore, and Grande Glorieuse has a convert long airstrip.

There are no harbours or anchorages, so that access by sea is difficult.

The wreckers would normally anchor at night in protected anchorages along the Keys, and then sail out in the morning to see if any ships had wrecked during the night.

This created a level area that was drilled to take the anchorages for the light beacon that was installed the following year.

While in the Gilberts, they devoted considerable time to mapping and charting reefs and anchorages.