If you have never seen a ship being launched for the first time, you might be surprised at just how its done.

Most ships are built on land or in dry-docks before being transported and launched into the water.

In the video below you can see the massive M.V. Greenland being launched and then towed away by a tiny little tugboat.

It is nothing short of amazing to watch something that huge sliding into the water.

Check out all of the water that floods the surrounding fields.

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