Why do Ships Sink?

Nowadays a ship sinking is extremely rare but throughout history 1000s of vessels have sunk for one reason or another - in fact there could be as many as 3 million wrecks lurking at the bottom of our oceans! But what are the causes of these maritime disasters? Join your host Mike Brady and learn everything you need to know about the science of sinking ships.

00:00 Intro
01:50 Explanation
03:14 Buoyancy
07:05 Water displacement
9:38 Storms
12:03 Explosions
14:30 Outro

Oceanliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of history’s greatest vessels– from Titanic to Queen Mary and from the Empress of Ireland to the Lusitania. Join maritime researcher and illustrator Michael Brady as he tells the stories behind some of history's most famous ocean liners and machines!

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