Heart of Darkness

Why was bumping the bottom of the boat on the river such a bad thing in Part 2?

in part2, why was bumping the boat such a bad thing

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The bumping of the boat on the bottom of the river, the unseen stones, and hidden banks were all a danger to the boat itself.... they threatened to "rip the life out of the tin-pot steamboat and drowned all the pilgrims".

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Heart of Darkness