Curt Farrell, a fishing vessel safety instructor at Marine Safety Unit Portland, demonstrates the effects of ballast in relationship to freeboard using a model fishing vessel for members of the Washington Homeland Security Roundtable at MSU Portland, Ore., July 16, 2018. Understanding how the center of gravity of an aquatic vessel works in a dynamic environment is important to help prevent capsizing and sinking. Coast Guard

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