It only takes a matter of minutes for the biggest ship to be destroyed due to flooding. As the ship is manufactured in a way to have less density than the water it floats on, the entrance of water can automatically disrupt the mechanism set by the manufacturers and the ship loses its lesser density immediately. A small amount of water may not cause the ship to sink, but it can surely make it heavier which would make it vulnerable to turn turtle if a high wave struck it by force. The parts which develop a leak quickly are the hatch covers and the crew is required to conduct regular Hatch cover maintenance and watertight integrity testing.

One of the busiest ships today is the transport ships which are busy day and night in transporting goods from one country to another. In their race against time the ship managers and the crew have little time to care about the health of their ship. The deadlines are pressing and the goods are various, it takes a lot of time to load the goods in the cargo holds as the bulky goods can collide with the ship’s body and break. The packaging of the goods should be well intact when they are unloaded and for this the crew has to take special care when loading the goods. Since they are of uneven shape the arrangement of the goods takes time and every minute counts because if the ship leaves the dock late, it will be reaching the destination well after the decided time.

The ships are needed to be cared for just like we need to take care of our cars and other vehicles. The interior of a ship is equally delicate sometimes we think that since the outer shell is so tough everything inside it is also rock solid. We that is not the case and like everything else the interior is made of different materials which can get damaged easily if not handled properly. The electric wiring can play a deadly role in destroying the ship if it is not carefully in its place. The wiring ducts are usually of metal and plastic, but that does not mean that they can never get damaged.

Leaks in the cable ducts can be very alarming because it becomes a reason for the water to enter the ducts and stay inside them. The presence of water in the cable ducts can mean a great chance for short circuit which can either burn the ship or cause the spark to create a huge boom in case of the oil tankers which are capable to carry thousands of liters of fuel in their holds. It is a requirement to carefully conduct the cable transit areas watertight testing on a routine basis so that the leaks can be identified in time and the remedy can be adopted to prevent a misfortune.