Mooring / Moorage : Where a vessel is secured and held in place by chains, ropes, lines, or two anchors; e.g. to a mooring buoy, wharf or pier. A buoy securely anchored to the bottom by a heavy weight is used for tying up vessels
Association of Marine Underwriters of San Francisco (AMUSF), Glossary of Marine Insurance and Shipping Terms, http://www.amusf.com/Definitions_A.htm, CA, USA 2011. (Mrtm Insur and Shipping - Amer) {575}