What is heel in shipping industry?

Answer 1

i think you mean keel ?

Answer 2

According to the International Maritime Bureau, there were 107 piratical attacks or attempted raids on ships in 1991. By 2000, that number had increased to 469. This year appears to be on a similar pace, as 234 cases of piracy were reported in the first six months of 2003," Azathoth writes. "The violence associated with piracy is also on the rise. In 1999, three people were killed in pirate attacks. In 2000, the number was 72. The region with the greatest number of pirate attacks, roughly one quarter of the total, is Indonesia, followed closely by the Malacca Straits between Indonesia and Malaysia. A large portion of the world oil exports pass through these waters, and small tankers containing fuel oil are the usual targets of piracy. However, three attacks within a month of each other were made on chemical tankers earlier this year. The director of the IMB, Captain Mukundan, sees evidence of change in the motivation behind recent pirate attacks. Not only are pirates increasingly using violence and taking hostages for ransom rather than merely stealing goods, but some pirates also appear to be connected with political movements, such as the rebellion in Aceh province of Indonesia:
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Answer 3

a keel is the main fore and aft structural member of the ship.....just like a spine on a person.....

to heel is to list ( tilt ) to one side or the other....most pictures of sailboats show them tilted over by the wind.....they are said to be "heeling' to that side.......with the further subtlety that heel means a temporary tilt, a list a longer lasting condition.....

Answer 4

You mean Keel - it is the structural basis of the shell and framework of the basic floatation-oriented part of a ship.

Answer 5

do you mean Keel. keel is at the bottom of the yacht to balance the yacht.