MK5 Drag Anchor

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MK5 Drag Anchor

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MK5 / MK5 Shark / Drag Anchor

MK5 drag anchor is for larger mobile and permanent moorings, primarily because of its principal qualities. At the time it had the best per kilo performance, generating up to 50 times its own weight in holding capacity proved suitable for all soil conditions. It proved easy to handle, easy to install, easy to retrieve. Still today over 2,200 anchors of this type are in use and supplied new to newbuild semi-submersible rigs or permanent installations.

MK5 shark It demonstrates outstanding performance in challenging soil conditions like limestone, calcarenite, dense sands, and coral. This anchor shares the same inherent qualities as the Mk5 but features enhancements including a reinforced construction, shark teeth, sharp fluke edges, and tips.

Weight	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	φ
Kgs	mm	mm	mm	mm	mm	mm	mm	mm	mm	mm	mm	mm	mm
300	1583	1703	1142	969	658	320	186	330	63	805	263	145	45
500	2044	2206	1652	1254	850	413	240	520	64	1043	342	188	50
750	226	2400	1794	1367	923	450	261	463	70	1133	372	204	60
1000	2580	2780	2085	1582	1074	522	303	537	104	1314	430	236	62
1500	2954	3184	2380	1812	1230	598	346	615	92	1505	493	271	68
3000	3721	4011	3008	2283	1550	750	435	775	150	1896	622	342	90
5000	4412	4756	3567	2707	1837	893	54	900	176	2248	738	406	110
8000	5148	5500	4244	3120	2385	1210	464	1424	165	2515	570	369	130
10000	6250	6140	4480	3410	2310	1070	650	975	220	2832	970	485	140
12000	5890	6295	4858	3565	2732	1325	531	1630	190	2875	653	425	150
15000	6364	6860	5145	3904	2650	1290	748	2650	258	3242	1064	585	170
18000	6754	7205	5561	4080	3127	1575	610	1865	220	3295	748	486	175