Eli5: Why do ships leave calm paths in the ocean?

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As the title says, when a ship goes by it seems to leave a trail of calmer water, why is this?

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Calm? At night, a ship’s wake glows in the dark because it’s stirring up luminescent algae. What do you mean by calm?

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