2017 December 12,National Transportation Safety Board, “1.12 Stability Information - 1.12.1 Concepts”, inMarine Accident Report: Sinking of US Cargo Vessel SSEl Faro, Atlantic Ocean, Northeast of Acklins and Crooked Island, Bahamas, October 1, 2015[1], archived fromthe original on15 May 2022, page132:
A ship'smetacenter (M) is the virtual intersection of two successive lines of action of the force of buoyancy when the ship heels through a very small angle. The initial position of themetacenter is used as a reference in stability calculations. The distance from a ship's center of gravity (G) to itsmetacenter is known as the metacentric height (GM). GM is a measure of the vessel's ability to right itself when experiencing an overturning moment. For the same vessel, a higher GM value indicates a greater initial static stability.
