Category Archives: oil and water

Just like magic…..

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Tim

For all the landlubbers who think that ships are polluting the oceans, well I’m afraid that in some cases they are right, unfortunately. I just read about another case of the “magic pipe” being discovered on a ship by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Engineers, From the ship, USA, environment, oil and water | 2 Comments

Be nice to the spanners

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Tim

Have lost contact with the muse recently and got entangled in the Wire. All 5 series seen now, and I feel like Jimmy Mc Nulty after a wake at Kavanagh’s bar. Still it’s a great show. Anyway back to blogging. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cadets, From the ship, On the ship, deck and engine room, oil and water, pinch of salt required, practical jokes | 3 Comments

Keeping the peace

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Tim

Note to self…don’t order fresh milk for the ship again in the hot summer months. There were a few sour tempers between the deck and engine room departments today so I had to use all my skills as a mediator … Continue reading →

Posted in About, Deckies, Engineers, From the ship, On the ship, deck and engine room, milk, oil and water | 3 Comments

Dirty Work

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Tim

The picture on the left is a cargo tank after unloading Heavy Fuel oil, it is black and smoky, it is heavy lower fraction oil used for fueling ships and factory generators and old style electricity power plants and the … Continue reading →

Posted in On the ship, Tank work, Tankers, oil and water | 1 Comment