The DEEP DRILLER, loaded as shown in the Sample Load Form #4 (Drilling), discharges a non-liquid load of 275.8 long tons from a position 130 feet above the keel, 40 feet forward of amidships, and 30 feet to port of the centerline. What is the new LCG?

Correct Answer: Option B — 1.64 feet

New longitudinal center of gravity (LCG) is found by taking the algebraic sum of initial and removed longitudinal moments divided by the new total displacement, resulting in 1.64 feet per standard weight-shift and removal stability equations.