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Why do ships sink?

Updated: 8/22/2023
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6y ago

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the same reason an apple falls from a tree.... gravity!!!

Ships are vessels constructed in such a fashion that they float atop water (by "displacement"); should the vessel's watertight integrity be compromised, and water thereby enter the hull, the weight of this water, no longer being displaced by the ship, will eventually overcome the forces of displacement, and the ship will sink under the weight of this water due to the force of gravity.

Because the ship loses positive buoyancy, or the ability to float, and is pulled down underwater by gravity.

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10y ago

icebergs because they are sharp, torpiedos because britannic got hit by a torpiedo and sunk,maybe the rock at the bottom they are sharp toand crashing into another ship so watch out for anything dangerous (and i mean it be careful)

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12y ago

It usually gets a hole, every ship that sails has a 97 percent chance of sinking.

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It fills with water until it reaches the point where the bouyance no longer keeps it afloat.

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11y ago

off the coast of Newfoundland

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