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 ...
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 ...
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