Keelhauling

The term careening used in shipping the one hand, for a severe form of punishment, on the other hand, to the flip of a ship.

Punishment

In its more common meaning refers careening - even keel - a serious, common in shipping until the 19th century disciplinary, in which the punished person was pulled on a rope under the hull of the ship. The punitive end was at sea either athwartships (ie from a Nock the main yard to the other ) or fore and aft drawn (that is, from bow to stern) under the ship's keel along. Careening ended due to the severe injuries caused by rough deposits such as barnacles and sharp -shelled barnacles on the hull (see fouling), often fatal. The decisive factors was, was pulled as fast on the rope and if the could swim or dive to punisher himself to keep sufficient distance to the hull.

According to other representations of the convicted person was loaded with weights in order to avoid just this scrub along the hull.

" If any man would found asleep on his watch, to be gekiehlt dreymahl. "

In the maritime of the 17th, 18th and 19th century careening was next to the gauntlet as the heaviest of all corporal punishment.

Flip of a ship

Careening also referred to the lateral flick of a ship ashore for inspection, cleaning and repair of its underwater parts in places where dry docks are not available. One reason for this was the removal of shells from the ship's hull, as a strong mussel growth significantly reduces the speed of a ship, as well as making new paintings or planking against attack by the shipworm. The previously used wooden hulls were particularly susceptible, today hulls are usually treated with antifouling paints against deposits and infestation by the shipworm.