Older ships are provided with one or more pumping systems by which flooded compartments low down in the ship can be pumped out when the flow of water into them has been checked.
Iinqanawe ezindala zinomixekelewone omnye okanye emininzi ekuthi ikhompatimente eziphuphumayo izantsi phantsi enqanaweni zingampontshwa ngayo xa ukungena, kwamanzi kuze kuye kwajengwa.