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Ships SEE ALSO

▸ ▸ Oceans and seas
p.187

Sea transportation comes in all shapes and sizes, ▸ ▸ Sports p.239
from tiny sailing boats to large cruise liners and ▸ ▸ Trade p.257
gigantic container ships. They can be used for sports, ▸ ▸ Transportation

to take people on vacation, and to move things from pp.258–259
one country to another. ▸ ▸ Work p.274

Container ship
The captain
steers the Cranes load Some of the largest boats
ship from containers on on the oceans are container
the bridge. and off the ship. ships. These giants of the
seas can transport more
than 15,000 containers full
Containers are of items such as clothes,
large metal boxes. toys, and televisions to
Each container can
hold around 6,000 different countries.
shoe boxes.

Sailing boat The hold carries more
containers. Some store
This tiny boat doesn’t have an hundreds of cars. Submersible
engine. It is powered by wind, This craft doesn’t travel on the
which is caught in the sail ocean, but underneath it. It can
to push the boat take scientists deep underwater
to look at sea life and study
across the water. the ocean floor.

Cruise ship
A cruise ship is a floating hotel that takes
tourists to different countries. On board are
swimming pools, theaters, and water slides.

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