Sinking Ship Research Paper

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You have just discovered that the cruise ship that you are on is sinking and that the equipment used to lower the lifeboats is malfunctioning. You know that help is on the way, but will not be able to arrive in time to save everyone onboard. You begin to try to think of a way to save yourself. Well, with this method, you will be able to survive even the worst sinking ship and also be rescued. I have an interest in ships and have done personal research in many ways to survive a sinking ship based on accounts of how people from actual sinkings managed to survive and escape a sinking ship. It is important to know how to survive a ship sinking, because not all evacuations from a sinking ship are going to be effective and lifesaving. This leads …show more content…
It will be hard to bring it to the upper deck, because of it being heavy, as well as its difficulty to bring up through stairs. So, I recommend that you get a bed from the highest deck that has some cabins. In order to bring up the stairs, I suggest that you tilt it on its side for an easier relocation. When you bring the bed up on deck, place it near the location where you have placed the other items.
Now, what comes next is a series of instructions on how to make a life raft. First, grab the rope and steak knife. Then use the steak knife to cut one sixth of the line off. Place the short piece of rope to the side. Next, use the larger piece of rope to tie the mattress to the bed post. This is to ensure that the mattress will stay on the bed, once the raft is thrown overboard. Although, have no worry; it will still be stable to float if the bed legs breakoff. Once you tie a rope to both the mattress and the bed post very tightly, you must then grab the broomstick, cooking pot, and a short piece of rope. Next, place the cooking pot on the end of the broomstick by the handle. Then use the shorter rope to tie both the cooking pot and the broomstick together. Be sure to tie a rope onto both the pot and the broomstick very tightly as well as, because once you tie it all together, you will have your very own emergency oar. Now, you are able escape the sinking ship with both your raft and