[SunkenCiv]

Shore-hugging results in ship contact with shoals, iow shipwrecks, so, no.

[BeauBo]

“Shore-hugging results in ship contact with shoals, iow shipwrecks, so, no.”

If you are running at 20 knots with a diesel engine, or thrown forcefully by a storm, running into a submerged rock is likely to wreck a ship.

If you are rowing at 3 or 4 knots, it is not.