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Vessel At Rest When a vessel is upright, at rest and on an even keel in still water, the weight force, acting through the centre of gravity G, and the buoyancy force acting through the centre of buoyancy B will be equal and opposite and in the same vertical line. The resultant force will be zero. Ref. Pg 34 Ch 7

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