🪨 7. The Truth About "Light" Groundings
🗣️ The Myth: "We just tapped the bottom at low speed. No water is leaking, we are fine."
⚙️ The Technical Reality:
Kinetic energy and leverage do not care about "low speed." The trailing edge of the keel is violently forced up into the hull, while the leading edge is pulled down.
⚠️ The Hidden Risks:
Keel matrixes can crack and hulls can delaminate internally without a single leak or external crack. The keel could fail in the next heavy sea.
🔬 The Evidence Method (NDT & Analys):
Internal laser alignment, torque-testing of keel bolts, and thermographic scanning of the structural grid.
⚖️ The Chairman's Verdict:
Visual external checks are entirely insufficient. We forensically investigate the internal structure to rule out fatal flaws.
➡️ Urgent damage assessment: