One of the biggest problems faced by the ship owners all over the world is the sudden emergence of leaks in the ship’s body. While many ship owners take the risk to set a ship sail with leaks, but many of them are concerned about the safety of their ship and hence pay a lot of attention to the Hatch cover maintenance and watertight integrity testing. The tests are the initial steps towards making a ship leak free once the leaks have formed on the ship. There is no stopping of the leaks to occur on a ship. Once the protective paint gets ripped or chipped, the bare metal body underneath catches rust and then there’s no stopping until the protective remedy is implemented.

Cruise ships are commercial ships built for pleasure and these ships are also never safe from leaks. The high heels and the hustle and bustle onboard these ships cause a lot of damage to the floor and other components of the ship. Hence, the paint wears off and the extremely humid air of the seas and the oceans start creating rust on the parts that are now naked. Soon the rust eats away the metal and a clear hole appears in its place. While it can be repaired, but it is already too late because now it will not only cost a lot of money for the repair, but also it has already allowed a lot of water to get inside the compartment below it.

As there is a huge net of cables and wires all over the ship which are for supplying electricity to the different areas of a ship, the leaks let the water to start filling in the ducts and cable transit areas. There is no guarantee that there is no loose wire or some naked wire present in the wiring ducts. Since it is all human work and there is a huge possibility of a mistake somewhere. As long as the there is no water to disrupt the wiring, the naked wire or the loose wire has no problem and things can continue as they are already being continued. But once a drop of water touches it, a spark will likely be observed there and then there is no stopping to the disaster that will be happening afterwards.

Unless the staff conducts leak tests and pays special attention to the cable transit areas watertight testing, there can be a huge fire or an electric short circuit while the ship is in the middle of the ocean. The result will be a lot of human casualty and a huge monetary loss. And let’s not forget the huge loss to the reputation of the ship owning company which will never be trusted by the customers ever again. Now the ship’s company has had to invest a lot of money on the repairs at once, but it has also lost a number of customers for life and that can never be replaced.