Which outcome results in a Viking longship during a storm when differential tension overcomes a sail's material limit?

💡 Explanation

Progressive sailcloth tearing follows because of exceeding its tensile strength threshold; differential tension initiates local failures which become global because the sail deforms under non-uniform stresses rather than staying intact like other load-bearing structures. Therefore, sail tearing is the immediate consequence.

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