More like the set for the next Contagion or Outbreak movie.

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Posted: 06/02/2026 at 02:01 PM ET

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Sounds like the next Titanic .... what could go wrong?** -- jdkhokie Jun 02, 2026 at 01:34 PM ET

jdkhokie • 06/02/26 01:34 PM ET

Water World** -- bigbadbird Jun 02, 2026 at 04:16 PM ET

bigbadbird • 06/02/26 04:16 PM ET

How do you "continuously circumnavigate the globe" when the ship is a mile -- Coach McGuirk Jun 02, 2026 at 03:51 PM ET

Coach McGuirk • 06/02/26 03:51 PM ET

If I did the math correctly, the water line would be 5' closer to the... -- MP4VT2004 Jun 03, 2026 at 08:54 AM ET

MP4VT2004 • 06/03/26 08:54 AM ET

Google says it is more like 4 inches than 5 feet -- Tafkam Hokie Jun 03, 2026 at 09:58 AM ET

Tafkam Hokie • 06/03/26 09:58 AM ET

I probably screwed up the calculation.** -- MP4VT2004 Jun 03, 2026 at 10:25 AM ET

MP4VT2004 • 06/03/26 10:25 AM ET

Don't think that will fit through the Suez, and I'm certain it won't fit... -- EDGEMAN Jun 02, 2026 at 04:51 PM ET

EDGEMAN • 06/02/26 04:51 PM ET

But you join The Mile Long Club once on board** -- jdkhokie Jun 02, 2026 at 04:04 PM ET

jdkhokie • 06/02/26 04:04 PM ET

It would definitely have to go the long way around South America -- Tafkam Hokie Jun 02, 2026 at 03:58 PM ET

Tafkam Hokie • 06/02/26 03:58 PM ET

"It could take up to four years for the ship to be completed" Sure. ** -- Hurley09 Jun 02, 2026 at 03:34 PM ET

Hurley09 • 06/02/26 03:34 PM ET

Ripe for a Sharknado for sure** -- Brown Water Jun 02, 2026 at 03:19 PM ET

Brown Water • 06/02/26 03:19 PM ET

The Perfect Storm II - Flat is Splat** -- MikeVT85 Jun 02, 2026 at 03:05 PM ET

MikeVT85 • 06/02/26 03:05 PM ET

Sounds like that film Elysium** -- Baltimore Hokie Jun 02, 2026 at 03:00 PM ET

Baltimore Hokie • 06/02/26 03:00 PM ET

Speaking of big things never built: the CL-1201. Yes, those are phantoms -- ColoVT82 Jun 02, 2026 at 02:38 PM ET

ColoVT82 • 06/02/26 02:38 PM ET

That's an interesting concept, but wouldn't it take a runway -- Tafkam Hokie Jun 02, 2026 at 03:59 PM ET

Tafkam Hokie • 06/02/26 03:59 PM ET

Lockheed would have figured that out, ..** -- ColoVT82 Jun 02, 2026 at 04:45 PM ET

ColoVT82 • 06/02/26 04:45 PM ET

No terrorist would be interested in attacking something like that. Never. -- vt90 Jun 02, 2026 at 02:27 PM ET

vt90 • 06/02/26 02:27 PM ET

Never got the big "go on a cruise" thing... -- astrohokie Jun 02, 2026 at 02:22 PM ET

astrohokie • 06/02/26 02:22 PM ET

Yeah, not here either... -- `lag Jun 02, 2026 at 06:10 PM ET

`lag • 06/02/26 06:10 PM ET

As a retired Navy guy, me either. -- EDGEMAN Jun 02, 2026 at 03:31 PM ET

EDGEMAN • 06/02/26 03:31 PM ET

They could have multiple diseases at the same time...** -- EDGEMAN Jun 02, 2026 at 02:01 PM ET

EDGEMAN • 06/02/26 02:01 PM ET

More like the set for the next Contagion or Outbreak movie. ** ◄ -- RhinoVT Jun 02, 2026 at 02:01 PM ET

RhinoVT • 06/02/26 02:01 PM ET

Motaba!** -- Brown Water Jun 02, 2026 at 03:27 PM ET

Brown Water • 06/02/26 03:27 PM ET