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In addition, I assume, the ships being beached are empty- no cargo, very little fuel, probably stripped of a lot of normal equipment. They'll have a much shallo
by wiml 10y ago
In addition, I assume, the ships being beached are empty- no cargo, very little fuel, probably stripped of a lot of normal equipment. They'll have a much shallower draft than a laden ship.
- andyjdavis 10y agoThat would make sense. Removing any cargo is a no brainer. It also seems to make sense to have as little fuel as possible and to have already removed any high value equipment that doesn't absolutely need to still be on the ship for its final journey. All together that means the ship could potentially be significantly lighter than its usual unloaded weight let alone its weight when loaded.
- Gravityloss 10y agoShips normally carry ballast water when not loaded. All ships are mandated to have double hulls. Ballast and fuel tanks can be located in that space.