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Because the cargo ships tsake up to 190 million liters of water, which they keep in the ballast containers. This ballast helps the ship stay balanced and stable during ocean voyages. When the ships reach their destination, they release water from their ballasts into the foreign harbor. Some of the world's most serious alien species problems have been caused by stoy-aways in ship ballasts.

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