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As a ship in harbour is being unloaded, it slowly rises higher in water.

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As a ship in harbor is unloaded, its weight decreases. So, it requires less upward thrust to float. As a result, it displaces less water and slowly rises higher in water till the weight of the water displaced is just equal to the weight of the unloaded ship.
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