Similar in function to ballast tanks in submarines or fish bladders, many water-based bacteria use gas vesicles to regulate their floatability. In a publication in Cell, scientists from the ...

The main reason why ships pump water out from the sides is because of ballasting operations. Ballasting is a very important aspect of a ship's ability to maintain stability and safe handling at sea.

S T.  C L A I R,   M i c h.,   Aug. 14 -- Capt. Pat Nelson gazes about the cavernous, mud-slicked interior of the ballast tank deep in thebowels of the 1,000-foot cargo ship, Oglebay ...

In order to maintain a consistent buoyancy as their cargo loads change, ocean-going ships pump seawater in and out of their ballast tanks. Needless to say, that salty water isn't exactly the ...

There are few other topics gathering more attention than ballast water exchange, as the chorus of environmental damage from the scientific community and howls of reform from the legislative community ...

Black Board Series Submarine Main Ballast Tank Operation staring your favorite submarine sailor Leroy. Dive into the critical world of submarine operations with our latest video, "Submarine Main ...

The barge at the Thoothukudi port in which three workers died of suspected asphyxiation inside one of its ballast tanks on Wednesday had a crack, and the workers were trying to pump out the water so ...