<p>Indeed Zaphod, oil IS more bouyant than water… Hull bend and sheer stress is complicated on a ship afloat, let alone one that has been on the bottom for 65 years…
My “stability and trim” class back at school never covered the difficulties that are facing the NPS. We always started with the assumption the ship would be floating. Although we did study some of the problems one faces when aground.
The report on the condition of the ARIZONA hull structure can can be found at the following site… <a href=“http://www.pastfoundation.org/Arizona/Legacy_3.htm[/url]”>http://www.pastfoundation.org/Arizona/Legacy_3.htm</a></p>