Cutting and running could also be used to gain a time advantage when using the tide to escape, but involved the loss of an anchor; in a long engagement, where this could happen more than once, a ship could run out of anchors, leaving it helpless before the tide, or have to sacrifice its cannon to jury-rig a replacement.
In naval warfare, "cutting and running" could also be employed as a strategy to gain an early advantage when utilizing the currents to make a swift departure, but this approach came with the consequence of losing an anchor; in a prolonged engagement, where such incidents might occur multiple times, a vessel might find itself without anchors, leaving it vulnerable to the tide, or be forced to relinquish one of its cannons to improvise a repair.