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Uhhh, that’s a cross-section of a ship

I’m impressed by a shipyard’s ability to dry-dock a cruise ship. I’m also impressed by limousine manufacturers being able to cut, stretch and weld a Town Car.

It never occurred to me that these two pieces of manufacturing prowess could be combined, but several years ago, Hamburg-based shipyard Blohm + Voss—who’ve been plying their trade since 1877—received a commission to “stretch” a cruise liner. Watch and be amazed as they transform the Norwegian Crown into the Balmoral, the latter ship being 90 feet longer than the former:

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