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WATER-LOGGED
WATER-LOGGED, the state of a ship when, by receiving a great quantity of water into her hold, by leaking, &c. she has become heavy and inactive upon the sea, so as to yield without resistance to the efforts of every wave rushing over her decks. As, in this dangerous situation, the center of gravity is no longer fixed, but fluctuating from place to place, the stability of the ship is utterly lost: she is therefore almost totally deprived of the use of her sails, which would operate to overset her, or press the head under water. Hence there is no resource for the crew, except to free her by the pumps, or to abandon her by the boats as soon as possible.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 313, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1475.html