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Historic information: Ship ballasting from the past till now

During 1800s and before, rock ballasting was used to maintain the balance of wooden ships. During those old days, there were ballasting and de-ballasting stations in which rocks were loaded or downloaded respectively (a ballast hill is shown in the image). After the introduction of steel hulled vessels, water has been used instead of rocks …

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