Why don't ships sink?

Answer 1

Ship won't sink in the sea because the density of ship is lower than sea or ocean. And their

shapes are made or built to resist water so that the density will be much lower.

The inside of the ship is full of air where the hull is.

Answer 2

As any object is placed in water, it displaces a certain amount of water. If the object (like a ship) displaces its weight in water before it displaces its volume, it achieves postitive buoyancy and floats. If it displaces its volume before it displaces its weight, it has negative buoyancy and sinks. If the displacement of weight and volume are matched, its buoyancy is neutral, and it floats below the surface. Submarines, for example, are designed to control bouyancy so that they can control the level below the surface to which they sink.

Answer 3

They float. The ships are able to displace the water, and float on the water. If the cargo weighs too much, or the ship gets a hole in it, then it will sink, but most of the time, the ship reaches its destination and the cargo is off loaded.

Answer 4

Because of buoyancy. Even though the steel of the ship weighs a lot more then water, the ship also has a lot of air in it (the ship is not a solid chuck of steel), the lightness of the air off sets the heaviness of the steel to allow it to float.

Answer 5

Because a ship has the ability to displace its weight in water.

Basically speaking, the weight of water 'moved aside' by the ship is equal to its weight. The ship can move that water aside while only sinking to a certain level, as the ship is water tight when it reaches that level of displacement it floats.

Answer 6

The ship is built in a spread-out shape that pushes aside a great deal of water.

Then when it is placed in water, an upward force acts on it that's the same as the

weight of all the water it pushes aside.

Answer 7

Buoyancy, when a ship enters the water, there is air in it correct? well that air keeps it afloat on the water.

Answer 8

It is maintaining its buoyancy.