Because of the damage to the hull, seawater rushed into the under-deck watertight compartment on port side, the barge lost its balance and sank finally together with the loaded cargo.

由于船壳破损，海水进入甲板下左舷水密隔舱，使驳船失去平衡，最终导致了货轮及所载货物一起翻沉。

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Their one purpose of speed over the great ocean routes was achieved by perfect balance of spars and sails to the curving lines of the smooth black hull. (Samuel Eliot Morison).

他们靠把桅和帆完美地平衡到黑色平滑船壳的曲线上实现了快速驶过大洋的目的。(塞缪尔·艾略特·莫里森)。

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Even that would involve filling the hull up to the lower deck with electrolyte and, to balance the pressure, probably flooding the bottom part of the dry dock with Thames water.

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The game was open and in the balance, with both sides looking capable of breaking the deadlock but it was Hull who managed it.

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