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14 believe that the air tanks were a contributory influence in caus- ing the vessels to capsize. A mo- ment's study will show how erro- neous this impression is. No matter how much the vessel may roll, she is bie 4) 444 ee eee a4 THE MYSTERY SHIP CHARLES' 'S. . / PRICE always water-borne and the tank which is submerged is constantly ex- ercising a lifting pressure to put her back upon an even keel, while the tank that is out of water. has ob- viously become a dead weight and THE MARINE REVIEW THE STEAMER H. B. HAWGOOD ON is striving under the influence of the law of gravity to return to the water. It has no lifting power whatever. The fate of the Price, however, shows ANOTHER VIEW OF THE PRICE that under certain conditions a bulk well to consider what may have hap- pened in this case. Prior to that storm no experienced navigator thought it possible for such a steam- er as the Price, loaded with soft coal and practically filling the hold to THE BEACH NEAR POINT EDWARD the coamings to capsize, but the Price not only capsized, but actually turned upside down. What hap- pened? The Price was probably beaten into ine trough.of the sea, as so many vessels were, and took in some water through her hatches which would in- crease her angle of roll and probably cause her cargo to shift. In such a steamer as the Price there would be room left in the cargo hold for the shifting of a considerable quantity of coal. This combined with a con- stant taking in of water would cause her to roll deeper and deeper until she had passed her natural curve of stability and then the buoyancy of the submerged tanks would have a = THE WOODEN STEAMER SUPERIOR BY HER MAJOR, WHICH WAS ABANDONED IN LAKE CREW, A TOTAL CONSTRUCTIVE LOSS