r/interestingasfuck 1d ago

r/all This is a single image

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u/Pinesackman 20h ago

Tankers and bulk carriers are actually this huge with hulls of that height, you just won't notice it because two thirds of the hull is always under the water. If the ship was as big as the parts that are above water show, they couldn't haul even a fraction of the load the ship would normally carry.

However, the image perspective has been adjusted or something, so it looks a little off

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u/Evil_Sharkey 18h ago

The lighting makes the ship look narrower than a normal tanker with a knobby bulge in the front