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2. Compartment (ship) - Wikipedia

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   Watertight subdivision limits loss of buoyancy and freeboard in the event of damage, and may protect vital machinery from flooding. Most ships have some pumping capacity to remove accumulated water from the bilges, but a steel ship with no watertight subdivision will sink if water accumulates faster than pumps can remove it.

3. Hold (compartment) - Wikipedia

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   A small cargo hatch to a small storage locker is called a Lazarette. Should a cargo hatch fail in a storm, the ship is at risk of sinking, such that has happened on bulk carrier hatches . Some ships that sank due to cargo hatch failure: MV Derbyshire , MV Christinaki , Bark Marques , SS Henry Steinbrenner , SS El Faro , SS Marine Electric , and ...

4. Caisson (engineering) - Wikipedia

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   Schematic cross section of a pressurized caisson. In geotechnical engineering, a caisson (/ ˈ k eɪ s ən,-s ɒ n /; borrowed from French caisson 'box', from Italian cassone 'large box', an augmentative of cassa) is a watertight retaining structure [1] used, for example, to work on the foundations of a bridge pier, for the construction of a concrete dam, [2] or for the repair of ships.

5. Lifeboat (shipboard) - Wikipedia

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   Watertight container with 3 litres of fresh water for each person the lifeboat is designed to hold. A rustproof dipper (with lanyard). A rustproof graduated drinking vessel. A food ration with an energy value of at least 10,000 kJ (2390 Calories) for each person the lifeboat is designed to hold, packed in airtight and waterproof packaging.

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7. Ship floodability - Wikipedia

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   Compartmentalisation of a ship, to reduce floodability Parts of a water-tight compartment. Floodability is the susceptibility of a ship's construction to flooding.It also refers to the ability to intentionally flood certain areas of the hull for damage control purposes, or to increase stability, which is particularly important in combat vessels, which often face the possibility of serious hull ...