Large ships don’t sink because they are designed to have a low overall density by being mostly hollow, which allows them to displace a large amount of water. This principle is explained by Archimedes’ principle, which states that a buoyant force, equal to the weight of the fluid displaced, pushes up on the ship. Because the weight of the ship plus its cargo is less than the weight of the water it displaces, the buoyant force is greater than the gravitational force, and the ship floats.
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Source: Marine Insight
