Launching huge ships into the water - why don't they roll over?

The launch of a new vessel is a solemn event for shipbuilders. But how does it happen and does it always end well? Just look at the moment of immersion, when hundreds of tons of water rise up and every second it seems: the ship is about to capsize! But no - everything goes according to plan and the new transport confidently "gets back on his feet".

Such a spectacle invariably gathers hundreds, thousands of people, and even more, if we take into account the viewers watching the broadcast. Most often, the ship leaves the stocks sideways, under a solid roll. It remains only to guess how the designers manage to calculate the angle of inclination so that some dry cargo ship tens of meters long does not scoop on board. If the ship is huge, sometimes waves rise, splashing onto the shore and spraying onlookers who come too close, flooding cameras and mobile phones with water.

However, the ship is not always lowered sideways, it is possible with the bow forward. In some especially important cases, the process resembles a show. There is not only a bottle of champagne smashed against the side, but also balloons, fireworks, and, of course, the horns of nearby ships welcoming a new “comrade-colleague”. In the video, courtesy of the KolllsON channel, you will see a whole video selection of the launching of large ships: do not miss the moment when your heart stops: it seems that a ship the height of a multi-storey building will inevitably capsize!