44 Helia "sunk" in the Atlantic

[44'cruisingcat]

Originally Posted by boatman61

If it can no longer be sailed or driven your quibbling about technicality's

You'd describe a rowboat , canoe, or a motorboat out of fuel as sunk then.

To me sunk means no longer bouyant, gone to the bottom.

[Delfin]

Originally Posted by Dirk01

I'm not a native English speaking person , but would'nt it be more precisely to call it submerged but still floating instead of sunk?

Yes, that would be correct.

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by 44'cruisingcat

You'd describe a rowboat , canoe, or a motorboat out of fuel as sunk then.

To me sunk means no longer bouyant, gone to the bottom.

Whats a rowboat or a canoe got to do with it.. both driven by manpower..
A motorboat out of fuel is a dickhead owner..
If a cats upside down its stuffed and may as well be on the bottom.. 99 times out of 100 they are insurance write offs.. Semantics.

[44'cruisingcat]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Whats a rowboat or a canoe got to do with it.. both driven by manpower..
A motorboat out of fuel is a dickhead owner..
If a cats upside down its stuffed and may as well be on the bottom.. 99 times out of 100 they are insurance write offs.. Semantics.

99 times out of 100? Have to call ******** on that.

Most capsizes happen in races, usually close to shore, and most times the boat is recovered, righted and back racing relatively soon.

And you didn't limit yourself to that ********. There really is a difference between having a 40' x 20' raft, and if well designed a habitable one, where you can find food, water and shelter and.... swimming.

[Dirk01]

I don't want to quibble about anything, just try to understand the context. I'm following your explanation.
Thank you for answering my maybe weird question.

[CatNewBee]

I think it matters to the crew if a boat sunk to the ground of the ocean or floats infinitely upside down as an artificial island and a survival object you can use until help arrives.

Maybe the boat is a financial loss, but if it provides sufficient survival support I would not call it "sunk". also it will be a navigation hazard when floating around half-submerged forever...