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Old 05-01-10, 07:18 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by msxyz View Post
Amazing it can stay afloat without capsizing. It must have a very heavy keel!

Any reason to make it so tall and narrow?
Its a Ro/Ro or Roll on/Roll off ship designed to carry lots of cars and trucks. Some like to call them Roll on/Roll over ships because of their top heavy designs. However since the vehicle deck is enclosed it tends not to take water if it heels over making it harder to capsize than it would appear.
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