ocean surface 



automatic weather station 

 -"NOMAD" buoy 



thimbled eye 

 and shackle 



shackle 

 3/4" chain 



thimbled eye and shackle 

 5,000' 3/4" dacron cable 



10,000' 3/4" polypropylene cable 



thimbled eye 

 and shackle 



500-lb anchor 

 1-1/4" chain 



1,875 



fathoms 



Figure 2. NOMAD anchorage system (Smith, 1965) 



