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What is the term to describe running a vessel aground?

Retry Correct Incorrect Beaching is the term used when a vessel is deliberately run to ground to load or unload people or goods. It is also used when a damaged vessel is being brought to land, so it doesn’t sink.

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What is the term to describe running a vessel aground?

• Landing
• To ground
• Water to Land
• Beaching