A video of a new self-righting vessel developed by Taiwan’s Lungteh Shipbuilding Company has become a viral hit on the island.
Video footage of the test shows the firefighting vessel being turned upside down in the water before automatically righting itself in less than 10 seconds, something that is more readily associated with smaller lifeboats. The ship has been commissioned by an unspecified foreign customer.
Many articles described the ship as a “roly-poly,” referring to a type of tumbling toy.
