r/WeirdShips

Image 1 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 2 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 3 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 4 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 5 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 6 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 7 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 8 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 9 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 10 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 11 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 12 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 13 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 14 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 15 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 16 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 17 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 18 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 19 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
Image 20 — The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.
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The Gu Tian launched by Mawei Shipyard in 1974 was the largest concrete vessel ever built by China; however her maiden voyage would also become her last. The ship was deemed too expensive to run and too expensive to demolish so she was grounded near Zhongzhou Village and remained there for 38 years.

u/The_Nabisco_Thing — 6 days ago

Grounded tanker

Couldn’t identify her after 3 hours of searching, couldn’t find any good photos of her, her layout is a 3 island tanker meaning she was probably from the 50’s but I can’t find anything about her

u/boat-girl- — 7 days ago