Damage control (maritime)

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In navies and the maritime industry, damage control is the emergency control of situations that may cause the sinking of a watercraft.

Examples are:

• rupture of a pipe or hull especially below the waterline and
• damage from grounding (running aground) or hard berthing against a wharf.
• temporary fixing of bomb or explosive damage.