otnmbrd wrote:
Consider a fire on the vehicle deck. If they fought that fire with the use
of large amounts of water and no consideration to getting that water clear
of the deck then the potential loss of stability due to free surface effect
would be considerable.

An important factor at 60 pounds per cu. ft.

We can rest assured that when the Panamanians fully investigate, the
cause will be attributed primarily to human error. She passed all
recent inspections, you know, and these guys have thousands of vessels
under their flag, so they really know the score!