Answer
Carrying a load of foam, or anything else, increases the ship's weight and makes it sink deeper into the water. If the Styrofoam were underneath the ship, it would be a different story.
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 13 - Think and Discuss - Page 263: 105
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