Question: A box - shaped vessel is 8 m long, 5 m wide and 3 m high and it is floating in seawater ( (

A box-shaped vessel is 8 m long, 5 m wide and 3 m high and it is floating in seawater (\(\rho_{\text {sw }}=\)\(1025\mathrm{~kg}/\mathrm{m}^{3}\)). It has a mass of \(80,000\mathrm{~kg}\) and its centre of gravity is located 1.8 m from the bottom of the vessel.
(a) What is the distance from the waterline to the bottom of the vessel? (4 marks)
(b) Is the vessel stable when floating in seawater? (7 marks)
(c) Cargo is loaded onto the deck of the vessel. The cargo has a mass of 20,000 kg and the cargo's centre of gravity is located 3.5 m from the bottom of the vessel. What the position of the overall centre of gravity of the vessel and its cargo? (\(\mathbf{3}\) marks)
(d) Is the vessel still stable after this cargo has been loaded? (6 marks)
A box - shaped vessel is 8 m long, 5 m wide and 3

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