As a submarine captain, you notice a class M-1 supertanker (square bottom hull) in the enemy harbor. It is 152 meters long 45 meters wide. Its total capacity is 24,000 m^3
It has a draft (amount of ship below water) of 1.4 meters when empty but now has a draft of 3.77 meters. The Admiral wants to know if it is carrying crude oil or something else.

Densities:
Crude Oil = 1.15 g/cc
Jet fuel = 0.82 g/cc
Gasoline = 0.675 g/cc

Question

As a submarine captain, you notice a class M-1 supertanker (square bottom  hull) in the enemy harbor. It is 152 meters long 45 meters wide. Its total capacity is 24,000 m^3 
It has a draft (amount of ship below water) of 1.4 meters when empty but now has a draft of 3.77 meters. The Admiral wants to know if it is carrying crude oil or something else.  

Densities: 
Crude Oil = 1.15 g/cc 
Jet fuel = 0.82 g/cc 
Gasoline = 0.675 g/cc

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