what if the machinery they use to dig it out fall in as well
What if the backhoe digs deep enough for the ship to start to roll over, and then the ship rolls over and crushes it.
This might be the stupidest question I've ever asked but.
How do these ships not tip over? They look so top-heavy and the underside is so skinny
The lowest parts of the ship are filled with water to add weight and avoid that.
Plus the lowest parts often contain engines or machinery to keep more weight down there, lowering the boats center of gravity along with the water
You would be surprised but a narrow bottom and a broad top is more stable than a wide bottom and a narrow top
Each ship has a calculated stability in design and loading, a cargo ship usually has a loadmaster position who uses cargomax software to help check that they do not exceed stability limits.
A cargo ship hull middle third has a very flat bottom. It is only shaped at the front and rear of the ship to reduce drag.
Some people like trains. I like ships.
That backhoe looks like toy compared to it. There's no way you could jump off it.
They are built in big ass shipyard docks, they are really quite impressive
There's probably a NatGeo or discovery Channel series dedicated to assembling big ships. engineering of big things is among the last good content they make these days.
