Question: An oil barge is effectively rectangular in shape and has a flat bottom and vertical sides , 7 5 m long, 1 9 m wide.

An oil barge is effectively rectangular in shape and has a flat bottom and vertical sides ,75m long, 19m wide.
The barge is carrying 7850m^3 of crude oil and has a draft of 6.4m when it floats in sea water. Relative densities of crude oil and sea water are 0.86 and 1.02 respectively. Assuming the barge sits level in sea water :
I) Calculate the weight of the oil barge.
II) Locate the metacentre of the barge when empty.

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