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Puster Bill · 07-31-07, 07:37 AM

I get a laugh when people complain about tankers not sinking.

Tankers are compartmented vessels that are either full of air when empty, and thus have a great deal of reserve bouyancy, or they are full of liquid that is lighter than water, and thus have a great deal of reserve bouyancy.

In real life, tankers were harder to sink than cargo vessels, because of the compartmentalization inherent in a vessel designed to ship liquids.

07-31-07, 07:37 AM	#8
Puster Bill Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: BA8758, or FN33eh for my fellow hams. Posts: 833 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I get a laugh when people complain about tankers not sinking. Tankers are compartmented vessels that are either full of air when empty, and thus have a great deal of reserve bouyancy, or they are full of liquid that is lighter than water, and thus have a great deal of reserve bouyancy. In real life, tankers were harder to sink than cargo vessels, because of the compartmentalization inherent in a vessel designed to ship liquids. __________________ The U-Boat Commander of Love