Your vessel has been in a collision. After assessing the damage, you begin down flooding. This will cause the KB to do what?

Correct Answer: Option A — Rise

Downflooding increases overall draft and submerges lower hull compartments, raising the center of buoyancy (KB). Since KB is geometrically defined as the center of the underwater volume, an increase in draft moves this volumetric center vertically upward toward the main deck.