1.  The extra rainfall pushes the Earth beyond saturation point, the water is expelled and an earthquake occurs along with the expulsion.

2.  But pumps were used to expel the water and put the ship back on an even keel, it said.

3.  But pumps expelled the water and put the ship back on an even keel, it said.

4.  Expelling the water into the sea poses no environmental danger, said Mark Sinisoo, an Estonian official monitoring the operation.

5.  Navy divers, engineers and foreign consultants had been working around the clock for days, using nitrogen and compressed air to expel water from flooded compartments.

6.  Normally, ships expel that water into the ocean.

7.  Pumps expelled the water and put the ship back on an even keel, it said.