I am writing a bit about early Tidewater ships at the moment and so was looking through my files for a Halter Marine 180 footer. There were hundreds, but I don't have pictures of many. I did, however, find this photo taken in Singapore of a heavily loaded Tidewater ship. The cargo on the deck is drill pipe and, surprisingly, the ship may not be overloaded. On some small offshore vessels the loadline is so close to the main deck that a bit of a stern trim would make them look like this. Is it safe? Well, I would not fancy going to sea on it.

Photo taken in 2013 by Kenny Polson and posted here (just for interest) on 9th August 2018.