Eli5 how do cargo ships not tip over? Aren’t they super top heavy?
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They also have ballast tanks, commonly along the bottom and/or sides, depending on the ship’s design. These ballast tanks are computer-controlled to pump water in and out depending on what’s needed at any given time to keep the vessel upright and stable.
Once in a while, the computer system fails, and the vessel tips in unexpectedly. Google the “Westwood Rainier” and it’ll be the first thing to pop up. The computer system failed and it listed unexpectedly causing damage to both the vessel and to the shoreside crane.
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