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Old 07-31-07, 09:31 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by Puster Bill
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.
While I agree with you there,There are exceptions,Yes I'm looking at you passenger/cargo that really needs looking at
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