Subscribe to ITN News: http://goo.gl/zRYiYn An incredible timelapse video recorded in Hamburg, Germany, shows how a cruise liner is extended -- by cutting it in half. The Norwegian Crown is pulled into dock, where engineers split the ship in two. A 99-foot extra section is then added in, to accommodate extra cabins and more entertainment areas. The paintwork is completely stripped and re-done, with the ship's new name then unveiled -- the Balmoral. The extra section means the 1988-built boat can now carry around 1,400 passengers -- an increase of a third. The Balmoral is part of the fleet belonging to Fred Olsen Cruise Lines. Report by Charlotte Cross. Like us on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1aENuyJ Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1fta2Qp Add us on Google+: http://bit.ly/17z0Dpd Watch more amazing timelapse videos: http://bit.ly/1lpkH5N More stories from ITN: Congressman threatens to throw reporter off balcony: http://bit.ly/1iOWIe5 New Zealand man survives shark attack by fighting back: http://bit.ly/1d7p5MF Full State of the Union address from Barack Obama: http://bit.ly/1d7Hs3T Chicken Run: Thousands of chickens escape on motorway: http://bit.ly/1b4rNTc Amazing! Watch a toddler skateboard in his nappies: http://bit.ly/1d4WEyU Pope's peace doves attacked by crow and seagull: http://bit.ly/1jAB65n Emotional rescue: Buried baby is pulled out of rubble: http://bit.ly/1fheJhX Shocking footage of grandma and child run over and surviving: http://bit.ly/1l4JJqx Drunken Manchester United fan's 999 call to Alex Ferguson: http://bit.ly/1fhdfCu Bill Gates loses game of chess in 71 seconds: http://bit.ly/1mVIisU Watch a watermelon explode in slow motion: http://bit.ly/19Srakq Arnold Schwarzenegger goes undercover as personal trainer: http://bit.ly/1jpG3hj Wombat gets hip surgery, after developing arthritis: http://bit.ly/1jpGsAp Amazing video from a falcon's back as it goes hunting: http://bit.ly/1aGPSCA Reporter tries out awkward National Hugging Day mission: http://bit.ly/1ju76FF See 2013's Most Watched Videos: http://bit.ly/1cKAmGl See our Biggest Videos of All Time: http://bit.ly/18ZACCf

• published: 30 Jan 2014
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