Leaking ships are the biggest threat to the economy as anything else. A transport ship can carry goods worth billions of dollars on a single trip. Imagine the loss that would occur if a transport ship carrying all these goods capsizes or sinks. Whatever may be the reason of the tragedy, the cause would be none other than the presence of holes in the ship’s body. Since the ship’s only medium of travel is the ocean, the highest level of humidity on the docks and when the ship is sailing can cause rusting even if a speck of its iron body is exposed.

There is no stopping to rust and holes in a ship’s body, especially a transport ship’s body. As the huge and heavy goods are loaded and unloaded in the cargo holds, the scraping and bumping causes dents and chips off the ship’s protective paint. Once the body or the paint is damaged in any way, the formation of rust becomes for sure and hence, a hole. Since there is no stopping to it, there is a way to keep a ship safe from further damage and that is filling the holes as soon as they appear. Holes can only be filled once they are found by the method of checking tightness of hatch with ultrasound.

Holes can appear in most of the unexpected places within a ship’s body. Finding them can be very difficult and it can be impossible without any helpful tools. The only tool that is truly helpful in finding the holes in the ship’s body and hatch covers is the ultrasonic device which is portable and highly accurate in its working.

The generator which creates the ultrasonic waves is kept inside the ship’s cargo holds or any other part of the body to be tested for holes and leaks. As it starts creating the pulse, the ultrasonic waves escape from the leaking areas and the holes and are caught by the receiver. Hence the location of the hole is readily found.

The only way to save the economy from being drowned in the seas and to save the maritime industry from getting a bad name is the regular hatch cover ultrasonic tightness testing of every ship. As these tests are conducted on a regular basis by the ship’s staff, there is no way a leak can go undetected and cause threat to the ship’s safety as it sails out on the open seas and oceans of the world.