Rough trip

barefoot serpent · 06-20-2007, 02:10 PM

Well, at least you don't have to worry about Somali pirates in those seas!

Cyclefrance · 06-20-2007, 02:26 PM

I've found a few photos from an incident in a West African port. The ship we had on charter didn't have any hoses on board (happens sometimes), and the shore wanted the vessel to use these hoses - the captain wasn't happy about it and eventually once he threatened to sail without discharging the shore crew made the effort to get hold of some newer hoses. First picture shows the hoses when they were first offered to the vessel - they were immediately rejected - the pressure-damage that might result from pumping product through them was too high a risk - there was a real danger they would rupture completely.

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Cyclefrance · 06-20-2007, 02:28 PM

So the shore gang said they would repair them so that there was no risk. This was their repair.

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Cyclefrance · 06-20-2007, 02:33 PM

The captain was having none of it, but they still insisted on connecting the hose to the vessel's lines so that they could show the captain that even if the hose did leak they had an anti-pollution measure in place. It was at this point that the captain said he'd had enough - really, this was a brave move on his part as it is quite common for armed police to be called who will then arrest the captain and throw him into a cell for failing to deliver the cargo to their country.

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06-20-2007, 02:10 PM	#1
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	Well, at least you don't have to worry about Somali pirates in those seas! __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

06-20-2007, 02:26 PM	#2
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	I've found a few photos from an incident in a West African port. The ship we had on charter didn't have any hoses on board (happens sometimes), and the shore wanted the vessel to use these hoses - the captain wasn't happy about it and eventually once he threatened to sail without discharging the shore crew made the effort to get hold of some newer hoses. First picture shows the hoses when they were first offered to the vessel - they were immediately rejected - the pressure-damage that might result from pumping product through them was too high a risk - there was a real danger they would rupture completely. . Attached Images __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears Last edited by Cyclefrance; 06-20-2007 at 02:38 PM.

06-20-2007, 02:28 PM	#3
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	So the shore gang said they would repair them so that there was no risk. This was their repair. . Attached Images __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

06-20-2007, 02:33 PM	#4
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	The captain was having none of it, but they still insisted on connecting the hose to the vessel's lines so that they could show the captain that even if the hose did leak they had an anti-pollution measure in place. It was at this point that the captain said he'd had enough - really, this was a brave move on his part as it is quite common for armed police to be called who will then arrest the captain and throw him into a cell for failing to deliver the cargo to their country. . Attached Images __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

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