I don’t think most people understand even remotely how large these ships are. That bridge is colossal and it makes it look like a toy, they can dwarf the tonnage of the largest fleet carriers the US operate. Similar to trains, I’m starting to think people don’t realize the industrial quantities of hazmat that are transported around the world every second.
It was a cargo container ship, not an oil tanker. It was not transporting the fuel. That's what was in the gas tank.
Unbelievable numbers. I had no idea.
Those ships are generally in the 8,000- to 14,000-TEU range. Ships in that size range can carry between 2.5 million and 3.5 million gallons of fuel.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/many-gallons-fuel-does-container-142703880.html
I don’t think most people understand even remotely how large these ships are. That bridge is colossal and it makes it look like a toy, they can dwarf the tonnage of the largest fleet carriers the US operate. Similar to trains, I’m starting to think people don’t realize the industrial quantities of hazmat that are transported around the world every second.