Hazard spot
Chagos and Maldive banks
Atolls with steep edges and coral heads just below the surface. Entrances are only readable with a high sun and calm water.
- Cause
- Shallows and grounding
- Main season
- all year
- Position
- 05° 00,0' S 072° 30,0' E
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How the place works
Wide atoll banks with steep edges: from a thousand metres of water to ten within a boat length, and coral heads stand up without warning inside the lagoon. Navigation goes by eye with the sun high, not by chart, and satellite images here are often more accurate than any chart.
What breaks there
Reef contact is the damage of this area, and it is severe, because coral is hard and sharp. Salvage and a yard are thousands of miles away, and there is no local repair.
What this means for your policy
Check whether reef contact and grounding are covered without restriction and how far salvage costs extend. In this area the salvage limit decides whether a boat is saved or abandoned.
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