# About an help for a MsC about Emergency Anchoring

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/about-an-help-for-a-msc-about-emergency-anchoring/15048>\
**Category:** Engineering\
**Created:** [July 17, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/about-an-help-for-a-msc-about-emergency-anchoring/15048 "2015-07-17T16:47:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Antonio\_Canas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Antonio\_Canas](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Antonio_Canas)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/about-an-help-for-a-msc-about-emergency-anchoring/15048/1 "2015-07-17T16:47:13Z")

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Dear Sirs,

I’m a Captain of Merchant Navy, and I’m doing a MsC about Emergency Anchoring.  
In order to give a better contribute to our area, I’d like to present some calculations, deploying how many knots can a ship loose after has dropped her anchor (per metres or per seconds) in an emergency.  
I suppose it will depends on her speed (maximum 5 knots, according Capt. Jeff Pierce, on his Statement Regarding Cook Inlet Risk Assesment Seven) and displacement, but I can’t find out any formula concerned about.

Does anyone could help me, about that formula, please?  
Best regards,

Antonio Canas