THE PLIMSOLL LINE

Maritime Rules and Regulations: The Plimsoll Line
The Plimsoll line is a reference mark located on a ship’s hull that indicates the maximum depth to which the vessel may be safely immersed when loaded with cargo. This depth varies with a ship’s dimensions, type of cargo, time of year, and the water densities encountered in port and at sea.

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This documentary makes Lloyd's seem responsible, when in reality it was their own underwriting practices that encouraged the reckless behavior, and the increase in ship losses and sailor deaths over and above that of previous centuries.