Posted on Jan 8, 2018
Video Shows Inferno Aboard Tanker MT Sanchi Shortly After Collision Off China – gCaptain
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Video of the ship burning. The death of a great lady. It's likely she took her entire crew with her. Those that go down to the sea...
Video Shows Inferno Aboard Tanker MT Sanchi Shortly After Collision Off China – gCaptain
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That sucks... RIP Sailors. It is one of the coolest things about being at sea, though, that regardless of nationality in times of crises we all pull together. Any idea why it would have caught fire like that Greg? Normally, aren't the tanks full so there is no vapor? Hope you are having a good day buddy!
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SN Greg Wright
What is Hydrostatic balanced loading? |
Hydrostatic balance loading means that the cargo is loaded in all cargo tanks to an ullage that is greater than the freeboard. Principle:-- Of hydrostatic balance loading is that at the cargo tank bottom ,the hydrostatic pressure of the cargo oil column plus the inert gas pressure in the ullage space remains equal to hydrostatic pressure of the outside water column thereby mitigating the out flow of the oil in case of bottom damage....
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LT Brad McInnis
SN Greg Wright - I missed that it was light crude.. yep makes a big difference. The hydrostatic stuff is interesting, we used seawater compensated tanks... Thanks Greg, learned something new today!!! Now I can go nap!
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SN Greg Wright
LT Brad McInnis - Tankers use seawater for ballasting, as well, just not, of course, with the cargo. Well, so far as I know, all ships do at various times.
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LT Brad McInnis
SN Greg Wright - I was all excited to tell some of my friends the new knowledge you dropped on me.... they called me a dork!!! Damned landlubbers!
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