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Waterproofing is the
process of
making an object,
person or
structure waterproof or water-resistant so that it
remains relatively unaffected by
water or...
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provide watertight subdivision of the ship's hull
important in
retaining buoyancy if the hull is damaged.
Subdivision of a ship's hull into
watertight compartments...
- pull the
zipper shut.
These zippers are very
common where airtight or
watertight seals are needed, such as on
scuba diving dry suits,
ocean survival suits...
- Titanic,
which sank in
spite of its
watertight bulkheads).
Smaller vessels and
submarines generally feature watertight hatches between compartments, which...
- demolition”
instead of an iceberg.
Another theory involves Titanic's
watertight doors. This
theory suggests that if
these doors had been opened, the Titanic...
- A
bucket is
typically a
watertight,
vertical cylinder or
truncated cone or square, with an open top and a flat bottom,
attached to a
semicircular carrying...
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method where the
bottom and
sides of the ship have two
complete layers of
watertight hull surface: one
outer layer forming the
normal hull of the ship, and...
- A hull is the
watertight body of a ship, boat, submarine, or
flying boat. The hull may open at the top (such as a dinghy), or it may be
fully or partially...
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Edmund Fitzgerald's
three central cargo holds were
loaded through 21
watertight cargo hatches, each 11 by 48 feet (3.4 by 14.6 m) of 5⁄16-inch-thick (7...
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Titanic had
advanced safety features, such as
watertight compartments and
remotely activated watertight doors,
which contributed to the ship's re****tion...
