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A ship is designed so that the hull encloses a large amount of air. So, even if the hull is built from a very dense material, the average density of the ship includes that of the air that it contains, and is therefore less than the density of water. That is why a ship does not sink at sea.

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More succinctly, a buoyant body is so because it weighs less than the water it displaces.

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