Getting stuck

The nautical engineer speaks of getting stuck when a ship or boat gets stuck with its keel in the shallow seabed or on a sandbank while sailing . In colloquial language one speaks of emergence .

From cliffs apart, no damage occurs in most cases, if the ride was not too big. The ship can then be "floated" again at the next high tide at the latest .

Among other things, the observance of hazard guidelines or notes in the local sea ​​manual as well as careful observation of the echo sounder protect against the risk of getting stuck .