Sometimes the biggest profit generating machines can also become the biggest loss generating machines. This example can be clearly understood by the transport ship which when is in its greatest state can bring in uncountable profits throughout its life. But once it starts getting damaged, the uncountable profits turn into uncountable losses. As the transport ships develop leaks in its hatch covers and other parts of the body, it can be one of the most dangerous vehicles on the planet. There is no guarantee to what can happen to a leaking ship, the goods get destroyed by getting wet and at times the water finds it way inside the other compartments too.

The first step towards protecting a transport ship is the Hatch cover maintenance and watertight integrity testing. This test is the most reliable and the first step towards a better transport ship. As the test is conducted, the leaking points are highlighted by the ultrasonic leak detector. You cannot repair unless you know what is broken. When the leaks are highlighted the repair crew can be called in and the repairs can be applied. Since there are goods worth millions of dollars inside the cargo holds it is very important to avoid any kind of leakage inside it. As the water enters the cargo holds it starts destroying the goods inside it. As a result the goods get destroyed and the people who lose their valuable goods start complaining and file the damages for reimbursements. At the end the shipping company has to pay for the losses and there is no escaping to that.

The leaks are not just developing in the hatch covers. The ship’s entire body becomes vulnerable to damages once the ship starts getting old with no repairs.  The leaks start getting inside the ship’s body where no man can even think about a leak being developed. Many times the ship faced a fatal disaster due to short-circuit because the cable transit areas developed leakage and water started entering it. As the water starts entering the cables areas, there is no stopping to the damages that can happen due to the water. Hence the need for cable transit areas watertight testing also becomes unavoidable. No matter how good a ship might seem from the outside, unless it is leaking the ship is unfit for long voyages and if it does go on a long voyage, it would be bringing home losses instead of profits.