Sinkex or Sink Exercise is a term used for deliberately sinking a ship.
Carried out by the navy, Sinkex (a portmanteau of Sink Exercise) refers to the process of submerging non-operational vessels.
This methodology of sinking ships is mainly prevalent in the United States where the Northern regions of Hawaii and the Pacific coastline near California are used as prominent Sinkex areas.
Purpose of SinkexThe main purposes of carrying out a sinking exercise are two-fold...