Man narrowly misses being hit by 200,000-ton cargo ship

This is the terrifying moment a reveller at sea dices with death as he narrowly avoids being mowed down by a huge cargo ship weighing 200,000 tonnes.

The man can be seen swimming for his life as the massive container ship sails at speed straight towards him in the scary encounter.

With just seconds to spare, the man managed to frantically swim just far away enough from the path of the Al-Zubara ship to escape with his life.

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