Why don't (some) ships capsize?

[laptop]

Wasn't she scrapped?

And the reason for the trip to India was...

 

[1927]

And the reason for the trip to India was...

It was an honest question!

 

[laptop]

It was an honest question!

It was an honest answer...








if sarky

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Water is not heavy, water is dense. Like you.

But dense things are heavy.

 

[1927]

It was an honest answer...








if sarky

Although wrong it would appear. She was scrapped in scotland evidently!

 

[pogofish]

i thought zebrugge sank because they left the bow doors open, allowing water to enter, making it role more violently and that eventualy caused it to capsize.

Yes, which would have been prevented/significantly slowed by sponsons & which kicked the whole issue into touch for maritime authorities.

The TT ferries had all also suffered from modifications to raise the superstructure/capacity as well, thus creating some of the ugliest & most unstable vessels afloat.

 

[Kanda]

Wasn't she scrapped?

Pretty sure she was sold to India, they bent it in delivery... Next time I speak to my old man I'll let you know. That could be some time though

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Load of Mazdas, going into the drink.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Log barges are designed to capsize.

 

[chainsaw cat]

I was looking at this picture and wondering how the fuck the thing manages to stay upright?

It must be 90% above water, pointy at the bottom and very top heavy.

Why doesn't it fall over?

What's that big splash going on a hundred yards behind it? Did one of the planes miss?

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

What's that big splash going on a hundred yards behind it? Did one of the planes miss?

Rangefinder from the kamikaze squadron.

 

[f for fake]

Log barges are designed to capsize.

heee heeee it droped a log

it had a big poo it had a massive slapsh back

 

[Bob_the_lost]

What's that big splash going on a hundred yards behind it? Did one of the planes miss?

Am i on ignore again or what!?

 

[bluestreak]

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[selamlar]

Load of Mazdas, going into the drink

That one didn't actually capsize tho. It stayed on a near 90 degree list for about a month, until they managed to right it. Ballast, innit.

 

[Bob_the_lost]

*cries*

 

[pogofish]

Pretty sure she was sold to India, they bent it in delivery... Next time I speak to my old man I'll let you know. That could be some time though

Pretty certain the Ark Royal was sold for scrap, not reuse.

However, you may be thinking of the Hermes, which was sold to India to become their flagship & spent a couple of years out of comission after a refit accident flooded the engine rooms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INS_Viraat

 

[chainsaw cat]

Am i on ignore again or what!?

Sorry, you got there first but I missed it.

Mea culpa.

Can I send you an e-pint to make up?