Sea traffic in New York Harbor is common, but one large freighter caught the attention of motorists Monday. If you were driving on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge or BQE, you might have seen a strange sight: a sinking ship.
As some were dialing 911 to report a sinking ship, Chopper 2 HD flew over the harbor to catch the unique vessel in action.
The open-deck heavy transport and product carrier is actually "semi-submersible," which means that it can lower its deck to below water level to pick up and drop off cargo.
"Float-on/float-off" loading and unloading are possible because of 50 ballast tanks that can be filled and emptied to lower and raise the deck of the massive vessel.
Dockwise operates a fleet of 15 semi-submersible vessels worldwide, moving yachts and serving the oil and gas industries.
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