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Explain the following:
As a ship in harbor is being unloaded, it slowly rises higher in water.
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As a ship in harbour is being unloaded, it slowly rises higher in water because the weight of the ship decreases and it displaces less water and therefore, the ship rises in water till the weight of water displaced balances the weight of unloaded ship.
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