Eli5 how do cargo ships not tip over? Aren’t they super top heavy?

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Eli5 how do cargo ships not tip over? Aren’t they super top heavy?

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They are still bottom heavy. A lot of the containers are still mostly with empty space as compared to the millions of gallons of fuel, heavy engines and steel hull of the ship. They push this margin pretty close sometimes as container ships have tipped at sea or when loading/unloading.