A vessel was anchored in an exposed roadstead with gale conditions expected after a few hours. As a precaution, the master had brought the vessel up to eight shackles on the port anchor with the starboard anchor on the seabed to reduce anticipated yaw. A short time after anchoring, the vessel began to yaw. The intensity of the yawing increased, and eventually the port cable began to slip, overcoming the combined holding power of the brake and the guillotine stopper.
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