Ability to keep the ship afloat. The entrance of damage water into the ship will reduce transverse stability, reserve buoyancy, and longitudinal stability.

破坏保持战舰漂浮的能力。由于损伤造成的进水会减少战舰的横向和纵向稳定性以及战舰的储备浮力。

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As you know, because I have been blathering on about it for ages, there is not sufficient money in the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) to keep Italy afloat even for a year, in circumstances where commercial creditors go on strike.

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