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Re:Cargo ships that sink when their cargo suddenly liquefies by gnode on Friday August 31, 2018 @11:12AM (#17886200)
> articulated baffles that raise into place from below

From where below? My understanding is that the bottom of the tank is the hull.

Although possibly you could put baffles in place, tip the grain, then crane them out for unloading.

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Re:Cargo ships that sink when their cargo suddenly liquefies by donarb on Friday August 31, 2018 @02:26PM (#17887778)
Yanking the baffles out of the hold while the material is still there would be next to impossible. You have tons of weight pressing on them from all sides, not counting the weight of the baffle itself.
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