Using a fleet of 132 remotecontrolled transporters, a huge section, weighing over 4000tonnes, was carefully manoeuvred 100m across specially reinforced concrete. In a two-hour move, the section was carefully lined up with the rest of the block, which will collectively form the aft section of the hull.Workers then began the painstaking process of aligning the units and closing the 5cm gap over the next week, in preparation for welding the block together.
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