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[M.j. Feltham]

Hugh,

That class of ship had a design fault just ford of the Bridge, they suffered fractures in the longitudinal frames, they were OBO class vessels.  Remember the Kowloon Bridge.

However in this case you were right in that she took water for'd causing her to trim for,d then the hatches Nos. 1 & 2 were stove in by the sea and she would then have nosedived, she was full of Iron Ore.

Mike
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On 9 Oct 2012, at 11:18, "HUGH" <chakdara at btinternet.com> wrote:

> Mike,
> 
> They mention a "design fault" - any idea what they mean and how they came to 
> that conclusion?  I seem to recall that, at the time the vessel was first 
> photographed on the sea bed, much was made of a small access hatch lying 
> open on the fo'csle deck, with a rope going through it.
> 
> Hugh.
> 
> 
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