Do swamped AS float?

[gcapehart]

We have all seen the BW sawed and floating. The old AS literature on this site says they are unsinkable. Yes I remember the Titanic story. But is it theoretically unsinkable because of design with the amount of floatation or has anyone ever had such an occasion when awash she stayed afloat? Gary

ps: Yes it may be perceived as a dumb question. We do stay clear of the ledges in these parts. Even the locals(lobstermen, commercial fishermen)  here say, "Don't follow the locals up a harbor or anywhere, follow the bouys".

[GoneFission]

The foam in the AS line is what makes them unsinkable.  Technically, any relatively modern boat is unsinkable, as the USCG makes the manufacturer test (really, an actual test) smaller boats with full capacity load, to not sink  when flooded with water.  Obviously this test does not apply to larger vessels, like ships...  

If you own an AS with a hull liner, the space between the liner and the hull will be filled with foam.  If you have one without a hull liner, the space between the floor and the hull will be foam filled, sometimes with the area under the gunwales also foamed.  Here's the catch - if the foam under the floor is waterlogged - well, I would guess Davy Jone's Locker has a couple AS boats...