city of rotterdam had a bump

is this really a ship our is it a plane with out its wings. it crashed into a rollon rollof ship in a storm, its a car transporter.












david

What a monster, very interesting shape, what would be the reason behind it's shape   never seen a ship like this before.

  Thanks for sharing David 

probably maximum load for minimum exterior size, especially as she is fitted with multiple mezzanine floors, as she is a car transporter bringing new cars into Europe from Asia and the far east................all adds up to maximum pay load, with crew accommodation on the top deck, I presume.

I suppose if you think about it cars are not that heavy and full empty space inside them, equivalent say a cargo of pallets are stacked pretty tightly at perhaps 1 Ton each would weigh a lot more.

There are any number of similar strange looking vessels which look totally top-heavy. Not all as streamlined as this, but all car carriers.

Barrie

Below in the link you will find a few photos of the damage.

http://gcaptain.com/new-photos-show-extent-of-damage-to-city-of-rotterdam-car-carrier-after-collision/