cast anchor

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Based on the legend that inspired Wagner’s “Flying Dutchman,” “Pandora” has the doomed-to-wander sea captain cast anchor off the coast of a picturesque Spanish town, circa 1930.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2020

As they cast anchor off the Royal Yacht Club, in the wimpling Frognerkilen, they had Oslo on their starboard and suburban Bygdo, with its Castle Oskarshal, on their port.

From Time Magazine Archive

Without firing the customary salute, without notice of any kind to King Zog, the Italian squadron of 19 war boats entered the Albanian harbor of Durazzo and cast anchor.

From Time Magazine Archive

Convoyed by Coast Guard craft, she cast anchor at the Government Anchorage, hard by the Staten Island ferry pier.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Cape Monday, having cast anchor, we discovered, towards night, a steamer on the Patagonian side, bound westward.

From The Captive in Patagonia by Bourne, Benjamin Franklin