As a result, thousands of sailors lost their lives every year. Mr Plimsoll presented the idea of marking a line on the hull to indicate how deep in the water the vessel should sit. At the time ...

3. The name ‘plimsoll’ is linked to ships “The name plimsoll comes from the Plimsoll line, which is a line painted on the hull of a ship that shows its maximum safe loading level”, says Dr ...