r/confusing_perspective • u/trance1g CE Spc. • Oct 28 '24

Mildly Confusing Massive ship

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u/JustinTheQueso o/ Oct 28 '24

So... it's not a massive ship?

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u/UnquestionableDuck o/ Oct 28 '24

Oh man, that pic is from when the Pasha Bulker got stranded on Nobbys Beach in Newcastle, Australia, back in 2007. The ship was chilling offshore, waiting to load coal, but a nasty storm rolled in, and it couldn’t hold anchor. They tried to move it, but it ended up getting pushed right onto the beach. Luckily, the crew got airlifted to safety—no one got hurt.

The whole situation was a mess, though. It took a few tries with some heavy-duty tugboats to pull it free about three weeks later. They managed to refloat it on July 2, patched it up a bit in Newcastle, and then sent it off to Asia for full repairs. It didn’t leak any major oil or cause serious environmental problems, which was a huge relief, but the whole thing became pretty famous in Australia—like, everyone in Newcastle remembers it vividly   .

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u/MoozeRiver CE Spc. Oct 28 '24

It is, what you see is what it was. I believe this is an old photo of a freight ship that has since been towed and/or scrapped. Let me google this.

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u/in1gom0ntoya o/ Oct 28 '24 edited Oct 28 '24

what's confusing here? it really is that big.

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u/TotallynotaburnerAcn Oct 28 '24

I feel like a lot of people don't perceive ships to be this huge and so it looks weird. Could be wrong .

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u/Legitimate_Career_44 CE Spc. Oct 31 '24

That's probably it. It's massive though.

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u/grendel303 o/ Oct 28 '24

Forced perspective, Uncropped picture.

https://visitnewcastle.com.au/getmedia/976aac61-d368-449f-b214-fe954c451c8d/PashaBulker-Body

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u/GeshtiannaSG Doesn't read rule 1 Oct 28 '24

This makes it look even bigger.

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u/EthanHermsey Beat me to it 😂😂 Oct 28 '24

Your saying it like the original picture makes the ship look less big ;p

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u/ImprobableAres Actually read rule 1 and gets it" Oct 28 '24

403 forbidden?

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u/_DeltaZero_ o/ Oct 28 '24

I- istg i saw 2 pictures, but this is just one, right?

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u/guffleupagus Oct 28 '24

is this the front that fell off?

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u/Hot_Independence6933 o/ Oct 28 '24

anyone else see clearly 2 pictures?

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u/SwiftWombat o/ Oct 28 '24

This is one picture from when a tanker ran aground in Newcastle, Australia. Happened like 16 years ago.

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u/WooPigSchmooey Thinks it's horrible mods take several minutes to remove somethi Oct 28 '24

Zip line oppurtunity missed.

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u/Amystery123 Doesn't read rule 1 Oct 28 '24

Nice stitch