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  2. Mooring (oceanography) - Wikipedia

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    The weight is released by sending a coded acoustic command signal and stays on the ground. Deep water anchors are typically made from steel and may be as large as 100 kg. A common deep water anchor consists of a stack of 2–4 railroad wheels. In shallow waters anchors may consist of a concrete block or small portable anchor.

  3. Acoustic release - Wikipedia

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    Deployment phase: The instrument package is dropped to the sea floor. The principal components of the package are the anchor weight which allows the assembly to sink and then remain firmly on the sea floor, the acoustic release device which can receive a remote commands from the control station to drop the anchor weight, the instrument or payload which is to be deployed and later recovered ...

  4. Fishing sinker - Wikipedia

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    Fishing sinkers may be as small as 1 gram (0.035 oz) for applications in shallow water, and even smaller for fly fishing applications, or as large as several pounds (>1 kg) or considerably more for deep sea fishing. They are formed into many different shapes for diverse fishing applications.

  5. Single buoy mooring - Wikipedia

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    Single anchor leg mooring (SALM), which can be used in both shallow and deep water. [1] see Thistle SALM as an example. Vertical anchor leg mooring, which is seldom used. [1] Two types of single point mooring tower: Jacket type, which has a jacket piled to the seabed with a turntable on top which carries the mooring gear and pipework [1]

  6. Offshore embedded anchors - Wikipedia

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    Water is then pumped from the interior of the caisson to create a vacuum that pushes the plate anchor underneath to the desired depth (Step 1). The plate anchor mooring line is then disengaged from the caisson, which is retrieved by water being forced into the caisson, causing it to move upwards whilst leaving the plate anchor embedded (Step 2).

  7. Breakwater (structure) - Wikipedia

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    Barra da Tijuca – Rio de Janeiro. Breakwaters reduce the intensity of wave action in inshore waters and thereby provide safe harbourage. Breakwaters may also be small structures designed to protect a gently sloping beach to reduce coastal erosion; they are placed 100–300 feet (30–90 m) offshore in relatively shallow water.