Solid cargo magically liquefying? Color me skeptical.
Not a lot different than the Long-Runout landslides............
Interestingly, a study shows that people typically have their own healthy shade of color but under the correct conditions of temperature and pressure can spontaneously change phase to skeptical coloration. This is actually quite dangerous as it can cause strokes to university admissions personnel, government census takers, democratic politicans, or anyone else who bases the bulk of their lives on the coloration of others.
Although, being practical, the way to really check it out would be to compare the insurance rates, for bulk cargo ships versus other types of cargo vessels, irrespective of cargo.
It doesn’t turn liquid. Mix enough water in and you get a slurry that can flow and throw off the stabilty of the ship. Your nice pile of ore can start moving side to side or front to back and cause the ship to capsize.
See link with photos in #16.