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Have you ever wondered how ferries work? What keeps this huge 500- tonne marine vessel loaded with some 1500 persons, 60 to 100 cars and lorries, bicycles and other cargo afloat?
Well, they do that with a little help of the physics principle of density and buoyancy.
Let’s start by understanding what ferries are. A ferry is a specially constructed vessel that brings passengers and property from across one shoreline of a waterbody to another, making contact with a thoroughfare at each terminus.
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