That's one more than all they sank in WW2, except their own.

BWAAAAHAAAA!!!!!!


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On 2 Oct 2003 13:01:47 -0700, (Janet) wrote:

Displacement, not construction material, impacts the rate at which a boat
will sink.
The sinking of Larinda is sad indeed. Perhaps she can be repaired.



Really? What if a boat is made entirely of styrofoam? If it gets broken in
half,
will it sink at the same rate as a boat made of cement that gets broken in
half?

If a boat is made of a material like steel, might it possibly absorb a
greater
impact and dent, rather than shatter like a cement boat? If a steel boat
is
struck hard on the bow, will it crack like an egg all the way to the
stern?

If The Larinda had been made of another material, it is possible that it
might
have faired better, and also had greater hope of being repaired. Wood,
Fiberglas
or steel, you could cut out and replace a section. Ferro cement is a whole
'nother thing. It likely has fractures spiderwebbed throughout the entire
side,
or worse, from this.

I fully agree that what happened is a horrible shame.

BB