Source: Photo courtesy of Maik Ebel, Ship Photos, http://www.ship-photos.de

VLCC Atlantic Prosperity

This ship, a Very Large Crude Carrier, has a mass of about 310,000 tons and carries oil between the Middle East and the Gulf of Mexico. It has a length of 330 meters, a beam of 58 meters and a capacity of 350,936 cubic meters.

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