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Monday, June 21, 2010

The Knock Nevis: Biggest Super Tanker in the World!

The term "Super Tanker" is usually used for large ships over 300,000 metric tons and the Knock Nevis is the largest boat in this category. Weighing in at 565,000 metric tons and measuring 458 meters (1,504 feet) this boat is massive. But just how massive? We decided to put this boat up against some of the largest landmarks, animals, trees and other forms of transportaion just to give the Knock Nevis some real scale...

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