Supertankers are crossing oceans with enough Liquid Natural Gas, a cleaner burning but volatile fuel, to power a major city for a day. Examine the safety and engineering challenges involved in building these 75,000-ton vessels.

From the Series Man Made, Courtesy of Hulu.Com and The Discovery Channel, enjoy SuperTanker.

This show highlights large scale manufacturing fabrication and welding of sheet metal to form specific components for a mammoth, state-of-the-art liquid natural gas supertanker.

Very interesting use of robot and other technology to fabricate metal components as per detailed computer design specifications. If you are interested in metal fabrication and machining you’ll really enjoy this documentary.

Supertankers are crossing oceans with enough Liquid Natural Gas, a cleaner burning but volatile fuel, to power a major city for a day. Examine the safety and engineering challenges involved in building these 75,000-ton vessels.