[Cuttnhorse]

In Nam, in 1965, we ran our Swift Boat aground on a sand spit...the Navy acted like it was an aircraft carrier.

The boat commander wasn’t sacked, but was the only officer who did not receive promotion in the entire year.

[Paladin2]

With something as small as a swift boat, you are only aground if you can't get off through ballast shifting, friendly tow, rising tide, etc.

No harm, no foul on sand as long as nothing gets bent.