It is different from the traditional transportation of goods in that the deck barge to transport the heavy cargos is a special ship varying from the common ship.

Jabba armed his barge with a large turret-mounted laser cannon, and with portable blaster cannons lining the upper deck rails.

Because of the damage to the hull, seawater rushed into the under-deck watertight compartment on port side, the barge lost its balance and sank finally together with the loaded cargo.