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===Large ships=== When larger ships such as cargo ships and tankers capsize or sink not only is recovery not possible but great [[Oil spill|environment damage]] can occur from spillage of cargo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.su-sy.eu/ |title=SuSy - Surfacing System for Ship Recovery|website=www.su-sy.eu|language=en|access-date=31 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419140409/http://su-sy.eu/|archive-date=19 April 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Larger ships are being equipped with Surfacing System for Ship Recovery which is an inflatable device that is installed in the [[ballast]] water tank or within the hull of the vessel and can be deployed within seconds of an accident to stabilize the vessel and give more time for rescue and evacuation.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.sciencealert.com/new-airbags-will-save-ships-from-sinking |title=New Airbags Will Save Ships From Sinking |last=Munoz |first=Gabriella |newspaper=ScienceAlert |language=en-gb |access-date=31 January 2017 |archive-date=6 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106173026/http://www.sciencealert.com/new-airbags-will-save-ships-from-sinking |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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