Segment formed flexible fluid containment vessel

A flexible fluid containment vessel for the transportation of cargo comprising a fluid or fluidisable material, said vessel comprising:

• an elongated flexible tubular structure having a circumference comprised of at least two fabric segments having a width which is smaller than a width of the tubular structure, said structure having an inside and an outside;
• means for rendering said tubular structure impervious;
• said tubular structure having a front end and a rear end;
• means for filling and emptying said vessel of cargo;
• means for joining said segments together;
• said means for joining comprising a first upright member on a surface of a first segment along an edge thereof;
• a second upright member on a surface of a second segment along an edge thereof;
• wherein said first and second upright members are aligned, means for sealing a space between said first and second segments and means for securing said first and second upright members together;
• and
• wherein said means for securing said first and second upright members is only affixed either on said inside or on said outside of said structure and wherein said upright members are generally C-shaped and said means for sealing a space includes a means having respective complimentary shaped portions to receive said C-shape.