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Hull of Arcticus

By Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program 2014 (approx.)
The bottom, or hull, of a boat hangs upside down in large cables suspended from cranes with workers on the dock looking on.
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Detailed Description

It turns out that the best way to build a research vessel is to start from the bottom up, with the bottom, quite literally, up. For months the R/V Arcticus hull took shape upside down on the floor of the Burger Boat Company construction bay. On March 10, 2014, the 67-ton hull module (more than the weight of 30 minivans) was rolled to its upright position, making it ready for the addition of the upper decks.

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Public Domain.