Maritime apparatus

A grounding skeg for a landing craft configured for stern landing onto, and setting off from, a ground surface, the grounding skeg including:

• an elongate grounding body having a fore end and an aft end;
• and
• a removable pulling propeller functionally connected to the fore end of the body;
• wherein the pulling propeller is able to drive the landing craft ahead and astern;
• and
• the grounding body is locatable on the landing craft such that:
• the grounding body provides contact with the ground surface during stern landing of the landing craft;
• the fore end of the grounding body faces a bow end of the landing craft;
• and
• the aft end of the grounding body faces a stern end of the landing craft;
• and
• wherein the grounding body is adapted to be located on the landing craft such that the aft end of the grounding body provides the first point of contact with the ground surface during stern landing of the landing craft.