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Originally Posted by zakthor
I guess I'm surprised a big beautiful and very expensive boat like that would be allowed to make itself unseaworthy. Pretty much job one is to not sink to the bottom. Retractable keel? Sure, but there should be some a mechanical system that fires into action if the boat tips too far.
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Why would the keel be up? The ship sank in 160 ft of water. The draft with the keel down is about 30 feet. There's no risk of touching bottom. So why raise the keel? A lower keel will result in lower rolling motion, even if at anchor. Would that increase roll frequency enough to noticeably make the boat less comfortable?