Ship Knok Nuis is the largest
super-tanker in the world. It has a capacity of 565,000 tons and it is
1,502 feet long. However, there was a desire to increase the load of the
ship and make it a symbol of sea transportation as well as the largest
ship ever built. So it was renovated. When it first appeared outside the
shipyard, we could clearly see that its capacity increased by 87,000
tons and that its name was changed to Jahre Viking. However, this boat
is extremely difficult to steer since it can enter only in a few ports
in the world. It cannot pass through the Suez and Panama Canals. It was
anchored in the Persian Gulf and it serves as a storage tank for crude
oil. Current capacity is a whopping 647,955 tons or 4.1 million barrels
of oil. To get the idea how big it is, we can say that one delivery of
that tanker can keep the entire world economy running on fuel for two
whole days! That's why many super-tankers are used in the world, but at
the same time they are a huge risk to the environment.
