Ships subject to the code should survive the normal effects of flooding following assumed hull damage caused by some external force.

受本规则约束的船舶应能承受在外力作用下船体遭受假定破碎后正常进水的影响。

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The hull had suffered extensive damage to the starboard side.

船体右舷遭到大面积损坏。

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Seismologist Barry Hull said a magnitude 7 quake with an epicentre within a 50km radius of Melbourne's CBD would cause extensive structural damage, particularly to older buildings up to four storeys.

地震学家巴里·赫尔(Barry Hull)说，如果7级强度的地震震中是距离墨尔本商务中心区的50公里范围内，就可能导致大范围的建筑物毁坏，特别是那些高达四层楼的老建筑物。

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Find a good boat with little hull damage but a wrecked engine and a hull-smashed wreck with a sound engine.

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The 150hp Yamaha engine looked like it got away without much damage, and the hull had only minor fiberglass ruptures.

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With the ship stabilised, the rollover is expected to take two days, as it must be done painstakingly slowly to prevent further damage to the weakened hull.

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