Sentence examples for removing ballast from inspiring English sources
The ship is brought into the channel of the partly submerged dock, which is then floated by removing ballast from its hollow floor and walls and draining the dock so that it supports the craft on blocks attached to the dock floor.
Nobody removes the ballast from a yacht then sails in it; it won't stay upright when the wind comes up.
Remove the ballast by lowering the side held by the nut, and sliding it in that direction.
Recently, ozone has been widely employed in removing microorganisms from ballast water.
Pumps in the bottom allowed him to add water for ballast or remove it.
The submarine, found in 1995 and raised five years later, had a complex pumping system that could be switched to remove water or operate ballast tanks used to submerge and surface.
Work has involved removing thousands of tonnes of debris, replacing sea walls and other sea defences, and relaying new track and ballast.
Legislation introduced by the United Nations International Maritime Organization IMOO) has focused primarily on standards defining successful treatments designed to remove invasive species entrained in ballast water.
As depicted in Figure 2, the goal was to select the best onboard treatment technology in order to eliminate invasive microorganisms and to remove water soluble organics from ballast water, particularly in the harsh environments.
It initially weighed 70 ST, and although the crew removed 35 ST of lead ballast, the power station floor had to be reinforced to support the weight.
