The magic of buoyancy
Staying upright and steady
Powering a floating city
Where giant ships are born
futura Distribute the ship's weight to learn how massive cruise ships stay stable and upright.
futura Computer-controlled wings fold out from the hull to reduce the ship's rolling motion.
What safety feature, mandated after the Titanic disaster, provides an inner steel wall to prevent flooding?
futura Cruise Ship Stability
Heavy engines, ballast tanks, down so deep, A low center of gravity the big ships keep!
futura Ships pump seawater into internal tanks to adjust weight, balance, and stability.
Fin stabilizers: Ship stabilizer fins act exactly like airplane wings underwater, generating lift to keep the vessel from tilting.
What do cruise ships use to adjust their balance and weight as fuel is consumed during a voyage?
What are the wing-like structures that extend underwater from a cruise ship's sides to reduce rolling?
Heavy material, such as water, placed low in a vessel to improve its stability. The Symphony of the Seas uses lower ballast tanks to balance its eighteen decks of passengers.