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Turbineguy

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10. There are specific rules about a ship leaving port in an unseaworthy condition.

Reply to moondust (Original post)

Wed Mar 27, 2024, 04:29 PM

Mar 27

But somehow, the company management makes leaving port sound like an excellent idea.

Ultimately it's up to the Captain and the Chief Engineer on whether or not to sail. It is required from the company that they make sure the ship is in condition to leave port, but humans are involved and may underestimate the seriousness of a problem. And there are a lot of ships where repairs are hidden, or not done at all.

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Dali ship had "severe electrical problem" [View all] moondust Mar 27 OP

Time is money mercuryblues Mar 27 #1

Yep, and money is the only thing Attilatheblond Mar 27 #3

Yup, like the ill fated "El Faro" that sunk in a hurricane off of Florida. mitch96 Mar 27 #7

A black swan was found in the electronics room. -nt CrispyQ Mar 27 #2

'The Dali cargo ship was docked in Baltimore days prior to the crash elleng Mar 27 #4

Wonder if that solar flare messed with any of their electrical wiring. Blues Heron Mar 27 #5

Anything capable of affecting a ship would have knocked out the entire national electric grid. nt NutmegYankee Mar 27 #6

Here is the alert that went out- it was a G4 (severe) apparently Blues Heron Mar 27 #8

You need wires tens to hundreds of miles long to have an effect. NutmegYankee Mar 27 #9

There are specific rules about a ship leaving port in an unseaworthy condition. Turbineguy Mar 27 #10

On paper malaise Mar 27 #11

They should have fixed the problem before heading out dalton99a Mar 27 #12