Calm seas, a little rain. On the bridge.
Followed our routine: walk around the ship, look for fish, do a crossword, watch a video and get the captain telling stories of Russia and his adventures on the ocean. Stories like this one:
Big ship, motor stalls, no power, ship 5 minutes from land, darkness, smoke coming from the engine room, first officer in a panic and not responding to orders. Captain had to stay on the bridge to avoid running aground. What to do?
"Simple solution" he said. Tell the mate to act as if this was just a drill which he had done every month. Order the crew to release the brakes on the anchors and let them slip into the water by gravity. Get the mate to supervise the crew in a "fire drill" and go into the engine room to put out the fire.
Outcome: They found the main connection to the drive shaft had come adrift and the rubber housing was being ground up and sending smoke everywhere. The motor was OK so they just had to get repairs done to the shaft. The ship was safely anchored 2 minutes before they ran aground.
Followed our routine: walk around the ship, look for fish, do a crossword, watch a video and get the captain telling stories of Russia and his adventures on the ocean. Stories like this one:
Big ship, motor stalls, no power, ship 5 minutes from land, darkness, smoke coming from the engine room, first officer in a panic and not responding to orders. Captain had to stay on the bridge to avoid running aground. What to do?
"Simple solution" he said. Tell the mate to act as if this was just a drill which he had done every month. Order the crew to release the brakes on the anchors and let them slip into the water by gravity. Get the mate to supervise the crew in a "fire drill" and go into the engine room to put out the fire.
Outcome: They found the main connection to the drive shaft had come adrift and the rubber housing was being ground up and sending smoke everywhere. The motor was OK so they just had to get repairs done to the shaft. The ship was safely anchored 2 minutes before they ran aground.
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