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← HistoryWhich risk increases when a wooden ship hull experiences delamination during age of sail?
A)Reduced ballast effectiveness
B)Risk of catastrophic hull breach✓
C)Compromised sail rigging tension
D)Diminished food storage capacity
💡 Explanation
Hull delamination causes increased risk of catastrophic hull breach because it weakens structural integrity due to layers separating and creating void space. Crack PROPAGATION leads to complete failure, therefore a breach is likely, rather than only ballast, rigging, or storage issues.
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