Removing fuel from the sunken ship will make it easier to refloat it.
(intransitive) To float again.
2025, Chloe Hughes, Boat stranded on canal hole edge pulled to safety (BBC News) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79x0vqvnq4o
Overnight, water was pumped into dammed sections created by the Canal and River Trust on Tuesday, and as of 06:00 on Wednesday, water levels were recovering.
"This means that one of the boats near to the breach site, plus six further up the canal, are now beginning to refloat," it [the council] said.
noun
The process of getting something to float again.
A small crowd on the docks watched the attempted refloat of the ship.
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