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Very large crude carrier (VLCC)

Very large crude carrier (VLCC)

Tankers in the 250,000 to 300,000 tonnes deadweight range were first introduced in the mid-1960s.
Screw aperture

Screw aperture

The opening aft of the stern frame in which the propeller rotates.
Trawler/seiner VEA

Trawler/seiner VEA

North Shipyard of Gdańsk in Poland completed the construction of a new class trawler/seiner VEA, which was delivered in January 2004.
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