Why would overloading a ship cause it to sink? Use scientific terms.
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If a ship is overloaded the center of gravity will become too high, increasing the risk of capsizing or just being too low in the water. This means that the Total Downward force due to Gravity will be greater than the Buoyancy of the ships hull on the Water surface.
To prevent this from happening, all ships have a "Plimsoll" mark, which is a load mark that varies from fresh to salt water so a ship is not overloaded.
You probably would have seen this in real life at least several times when a floating object on a water surface such as a floating container had an extra load added on top of it, if the extra weight is heavy enough, the entire object or 'boat' begins to sink.
To prevent this from happening, all ships have a "Plimsoll" mark, which is a load mark that varies from fresh to salt water so a ship is not overloaded.
You probably would have seen this in real life at least several times when a floating object on a water surface such as a floating container had an extra load added on top of it, if the extra weight is heavy enough, the entire object or 'boat' begins to sink.
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over loading ship can cause it sink.
the water decreases its buonacy.
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