Leaking
ships are a potential threat of sinking and causing monetary and human
lives loss. The history is filled with incidents where a small leak
caused the tragedy of a lifetime. A ship needs to be completely
waterproof in order to stay on the surface. Minor leaks can sometimes
turn to be the most disastrous for the huge ships. The most apparent
reason for building up of holes in the body is when the paint has
chipped off. The paint provides protection to the steel beneath against
corrosion. As soon as water or the humid air of the oceans touches the
raw steel body of the ship, it starts corroding.
Corrosion to the
steel is just like cancer inside a human being. Once it starts, there
little chances of curing. It starts spreading like wildfire and
everywhere it finds steel, it starts eating it away. Most of the times
the holes appear in the most unexpected places, especially around, on
and ben
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