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Damage control is the term used in the Merchant Marine, maritime industry and navies
Navy

A navy is the branch of a nation's military forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions....
 for the emergency control of situations that may hazard the sinking of a ship.

Examples are:

The term
Terminology

Terminology is the study of terms and their use. Terms are words and compound words that are used in specific contexts. Not to be confused with "terms" in colloquial usages, the shortened form of technical terms which are defined within a Academic discipline or speciality field....
 is also used in project management
Project management

Project management is the List of academic disciplines of planning, organizing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives....
 and other contexts to describe the actions needed to deal with any problem
Problem

A problem is an obstacle which makes it difficult to achieve a desired goal, objective or purpose. It refers to a situation, condition, or issue that is yet unresolved....
 that may jeopardize an endeavor.

le measures may stop flooding, such as:

More complicated measures may be needed if a repair must take the pressure of the ship moving through the water.






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Damage control is the term used in the Merchant Marine, maritime industry and navies
Navy

A navy is the branch of a nation's military forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions....
 for the emergency control of situations that may hazard the sinking of a ship.

Examples are:
  • rupture of a pipe or hull
    Hull (watercraft)

    A hull is the watertight body of a ship or boat. It is a central concept in floating vessels as it provides the buoyancy that keeps the vessel from sinking....
     especially below the waterline,
  • damage from grounding (running aground) or hard berthing against a wharf
    Wharf

    A wharf is a landing place or pier where ships may tie up and load or unload.A wharf commonly comprises a fixed platform, often on pile. They often serve as interim storage areas with warehouses, since the typical objective is to unload and reload vessels as quickly as possible....
    ,
  • temporary fixing of bomb or explosive damage.


The term
Terminology

Terminology is the study of terms and their use. Terms are words and compound words that are used in specific contexts. Not to be confused with "terms" in colloquial usages, the shortened form of technical terms which are defined within a Academic discipline or speciality field....
 is also used in project management
Project management

Project management is the List of academic disciplines of planning, organizing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives....
 and other contexts to describe the actions needed to deal with any problem
Problem

A problem is an obstacle which makes it difficult to achieve a desired goal, objective or purpose. It refers to a situation, condition, or issue that is yet unresolved....
 that may jeopardize an endeavor.

Measures used

Simple measures may stop flooding, such as:
  • locking off the damaged area from other ship's compartments;
  • blocking the damaged area by wedging a box around a tear in the ship's hull;
  • putting a band of thin sheet steel around a tear in a pipe, bound on by clamps;


More complicated measures may be needed if a repair must take the pressure of the ship moving through the water. For example:
  • thermal lance
    Thermal lance

    A thermal lance or thermic lance or burning bar is a tool which burns iron in an oxygen rich environment to create very high temperatures for cutting....
     cutting around the rupture.
  • oxyacetylene or electric arc weld
    Weld

    Weld most commonly refers to a joint formed by welding. Weld may also refer to...
    ing of plates over the rupture.
  • quick-drying cement
    Cement

    In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance which sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together....
     is applied underwater over the rupture.


Damage control training is undertaken by most seafarers, but the engineering staff are most experienced in making lasting repairs.

Damage control is distinct from firefighting. Damage control methods of fighting fire are based on the class of ship and cater to ship specific equipment on board.

Common damage control access equipment includes PHARS (Portable Hydrolic Access Rescue System), PECU (Portable Exothermic Cutting Unit), and hand tools such as axes and mauls.

Notable contemporary examples


Uss Cole Damage
Particular examples:

  • USS Cole
    USS Cole (DDG-67)

    The second USS Cole is an Arleigh Burke class destroyer Aegis combat system-equipped guided missile destroyer homeported in Naval Station Norfolk....
    : immediate measures to stop sinking after the ship was bombed in 2000
    USS Cole bombing

    The USS Cole bombing was a suicide bombing attack against the United States Navy destroyer USS Cole on 12 October 2000 while it was harbored in the Yemeni port of Aden....
    .
  • USS Samuel B. Roberts
    USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58)

    USS Samuel B. Roberts is one of the final ships in the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate of guided missile frigates . The ship was severely damaged by an Iranian Naval mine in 1988, leading U.S....
    : After an Iran
    Iran

    Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
    ian mine
    Naval mine

    A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to destroy ships or submarines. Unlike depth charges, mines are deposited and left to wait until they are triggered by the approach of or contact with an enemy ship....
     holed the frigate
    Frigate

    A frigate is a warship. The term has been used for warships of many sizes and roles over the past few centuries.In the 18th century, the term referred to ships which were as long as a ship-of-the-line and were square rig on all three masts , but were faster and with lighter armament, used for patrolling and escort....
     beneath the waterline in 1988, the crew fought fire and flooding that threatened to sink it.
  • USS Princeton
    USS Princeton (CG-59)

    USS Princeton is a Ticonderoga class cruiser guided-missile cruiser serving in the United States Navy. Armed with naval guns and anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine missiles, plus other weapons, she is equipped for surface-to-air, surface-to-surface, and anti-submarine warfare....
    : After an Iraqi naval mine damaged the cruiser
    Cruiser

    A cruiser is a large type of warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War. The first cruisers were intended for individual raiding and protection missions on the seas....
     during the 1991 Gulf War
    Gulf War

    "Persian Gulf War" and "First Gulf War" redirect here. For other uses, see Persian Gulf War .The Persian Gulf War was a United Nations-authorized military conflict between Iraq and a Coalition of Gulf War from 34 nations commissioned with expelling Iraqi forces from Kuwait after Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait of Kuwait in August 1990....
    , her crew fought fires and sealed cracks in the hull, then repaired electronic systems, bringing the Aegis combat system
    Aegis combat system

    The Aegis combat system is an integrated weapons system used by the United States Navy. It is both an integrated single ship system and a ship-to-ship network....
     back on line within 2 hours.
  • HMS Nottingham
    HMS Nottingham (D91)

    HMS Nottingham , is a batch two Type 42 destroyer Destroyer of the Royal Navy, named after the city of Nottingham, England.She was ship naming and launching on 18 February 1980, and ship commissioning on 8 April 1983 and is the sixth ship to bear the name....
    : measures to keep the ship afloat after, on 7 July 2002, the     Nottingham ran aground on the submerged but well-charted Wolf Rock
    Wolf Rock, Lord Howe Island

    Wolf Rock, or sometimes spelt Wolfe Rock in the past, is a rock and reef east of Lord Howe Island.The rock is named after the Wolf, an ex-Royal Navy gun brig built in 1814, which was working as a whaling ship when on 6 August 1837 it struck an outer reef near Lord Howe Island....
     near Lord Howe Island
    Lord Howe Island

    Lord Howe Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean east of the Australian mainland. Along with Ball's Pyramid, it is administered by the Lord Howe Island Board, one of 175 local authorities in the state of New South Wales, and is part of the Mid-North Coast Statistical Division....
    .


See also

  • Naval architecture
    Naval architecture

    Naval architecture is an engineering discipline dealing with the design, construction and repair of marine vehicles.Naval architecture involves basic and applied research, design, development, design evaluation and calculations during all stages of the life of a marine vehicle....