Question about Black Hole-powered ships

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Balrog
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Question about Black Hole-powered ships

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If a ship that was being powered by a black hole was destroyed, wouldn't the black hole just suck it all up and continue on as a regular black hole?

It's part of a story I'm writing... :wink:
'Ai! ai!' wailed Legolas. 'A Balrog! A Balrog is come!'
Gimli stared with wide eyes. 'Durin's Bane!' he cried, and letting his axe fall he covered his face.
'A Balrog,' muttered Gandalf. 'Now I understand.' He faltered and leaned heavily on his staff. 'What an evil fortune! And I am already weary.'
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If it were destroyed, the device that was creating the blackhole would be destroyed as well, thus the black hole would disappear, and not absorb anything.

This of course assumes there was sufficient damage to destroy or unpower said device.
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Most sci tech black holes are artificially sustained and would cease to exist when the support structure was destroyed.
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Thanks a lot :D
'Ai! ai!' wailed Legolas. 'A Balrog! A Balrog is come!'
Gimli stared with wide eyes. 'Durin's Bane!' he cried, and letting his axe fall he covered his face.
'A Balrog,' muttered Gandalf. 'Now I understand.' He faltered and leaned heavily on his staff. 'What an evil fortune! And I am already weary.'
- J.R.R Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
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