▁water ▁as ▁makes h ift ▁ball ast ▁t anks ▁to ▁prevent ▁excess ive ▁rolling ▁in ▁port ▁or ▁during ▁to wing . ▁The ▁ship ▁is ▁to wed ▁to ▁the ▁s inking ▁location , ▁usually ▁in ▁waters ▁shall ow ▁enough ▁to ▁allow ▁access ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁divers , ▁but ▁deep ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁relatively ▁una ffect ed ▁by ▁surface ▁weather ▁conditions . ▁The ▁ship ▁is ▁usually ▁sc utt led ▁using ▁sh aped ▁explos ives , ▁in ▁a ▁controlled ▁demol ition . ▁The ▁holes ▁may ▁be ▁blow n ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁heav ier ▁engine ▁room ▁and ▁stern ▁flo ods ▁first , ▁then ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁h ull . ▁The ▁aim ▁is ▁to ▁sink ▁the ▁ship ▁in ▁an ▁u pr ight ▁position . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁s inking ▁of ▁ships ▁as ▁recre ational ▁d ive ▁sites ▁can ▁provide ▁w reck ▁div ing ▁opportun ities ▁where ▁they ▁previously ▁did ▁not ▁exist , ▁and ▁can ▁provide ▁w re cks ▁which ▁are ▁particularly ▁suitable ▁for ▁pen etr ation ▁by ▁less ▁sk illed ▁and ▁experienced ▁divers , ▁when ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁prepared ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁by ▁removing ▁potential ▁ha z ards ▁and ▁contents ▁which ▁would ▁cont amin ate ▁the ▁site ▁or ▁region . ▁However ▁some ▁divers ▁see ▁them ▁as ▁artificial , less ▁interesting ▁and ▁less ▁challeng ing , ▁and ▁prefer ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁relatively ▁unknown ▁or ▁myster ious ▁surr ound ings ▁of ▁historic ▁and ▁significant ▁w re cks ▁which ▁occurred ▁outside ▁of ▁planned ▁sc utt ling ▁events , ▁considering ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁authentic . ▁Sc utt