So load the boat evenly to prevent capsizing the boat.
Big boats capsizing. The bigger the boat the more damage is associated with capsizing. Swim away from the boat. Apr 5 1730 UPDATE.
Boat capsizing is a boating emergency which occurs when a boat tips over so far that it becomes unable to move. The process of stabilizing a capsized boat and tipping it back into place is known as righting. If you dont have on a PFD get one immediately and dont let go of it.
Generally capsizing in sheltered waters is not very dangerous. The president of the Iowa State University student crew club says winds that had been forecast to remain low picked up suddenly causing a boat to capsize before the crew could return to shore. According to officials the ship listed between 15 and 30 degrees to starboard into heavy seas and capsizing fears have grown each day with the ongoing storminess.
This makes a big difference in short close waves but in waves big enough to capsize a boat as the two boats slide down the wave at some point the heel angle of the two boats becomes very similar and the boat with the larger roll moment of inertia has stored more kinetic energy and that stored energy will become significant as the boats reach the trough of the wave. According to reports by the Coast Guard boat capsizing is the cause of the highest number of boat accident injuries and deaths making it the number one causes of boat accidents. Water sloshing around in the bottom of the boat affects stability and waves or a wake can cause it to flip.
Other times its leaking fittings. There are just 4 things to keep in mind when a boat is capsizing. One of those smaller boats on deck reportedly fell into the ocean due to the storminess helping reduce the list which was originally between 40 and 50 degrees.
The second major cause of capsizing is leaks. The process of stabilizing a capsized boat and tipping it back into place is known as righting. Classically a boat must tip by 90 degrees or more to be considered capsized.