Scuttling 2 : The deliberate sinking of a vessel by opening the sea valves, cutting holes through the hull, or otherwise admitting water into the vessel
Association of Marine Underwriters of San Francisco (AMUSF), Glossary of Marine Insurance and Shipping Terms, http://www.amusf.com/Definitions_A.htm, CA, USA 2011. (Mrtm Insur and Shipping - Amer) {575}