I ordered to cut off the anchor chains immediately

我命令锚链割断。

When it plied more heavily traveled seas, we often saw wrecked hulls rotting in midwater, and farther down, cannons, shells, anchors, chains, and a thousand other iron objects rusting away.

当它交通繁忙的海域航时，我们经常看到失事的船体中层水域腐烂，而处，大炮、炮弹、锚、链条和上千种其他铁制物体正生锈。