Realistic Sinking mechanics?

Originally Posted by keltos01

didn't they blow up ?

keltos

no but they could catch on fire, what mostly happened was just a hole opened up but its tanks were usually sealed up so it wouldnt drain out and since the ship was already flooded with oil, it wouldnt sink and since oil floats so only what was below the hole leaked out and was replaced by seawater.

when the ships got to port they blocked the hole and pumped out the oil so not a very big oil loss effect except the ship did need repairs to seal the hull again. the catch22 was how to flood a ship thats already flooded with oil lol.