# Magic Pipe

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/magic-pipe/75631>\
**Category:** Scuttlebutt\
**Created:** [May 20, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/magic-pipe/75631 "2026-05-20T21:04:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Chopshopscotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chopshopscotty](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Chopshopscotty)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/magic-pipe/75631/1 "2026-05-20T21:04:21Z")

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I wonder how many of these Iranian flagged ships being disabled or seized have a magic pipe installed by their CHENG? Or, is that just a western / Marpol73/78 thing and they don’t care about concealment?

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**Author:** ![jbtam99](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jbtam99/32/65499_2.png) [@jbtam99](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jbtam99)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/magic-pipe/75631/2 "2026-05-20T21:59:33Z")

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Well if they take a round from a 5"/54 through the engine room, it’s easy enough to just pump off all their sludge/wash/oily waste and say “oh, the tank was damaged… it’s a leak” 🤣

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**Author:** ![Sand\_Pebble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Sand\_Pebble](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Sand_Pebble)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/magic-pipe/75631/3 "2026-05-20T22:07:48Z")

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> [@jbtam99](#):
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> …take a round from a 5"/54 through the engine room…

I was about to say the same thing. Calling a ship to tell them to evacuate the engine room so you can blowup the engine with a cannon is going to cause oil to get into the water. My company has a hard time scheduling ABS & USCG Marine Safety Officers for annual inspections. I’m on first name basis with a few USCG inspectors & I don’t think any of them will go to the Persian Gulf to inspect captured tankers. The US Government can just say they all have magic pipes, meth labs & puppy mills on board & it wouldn’t make a difference one way or another. We’re blowing their shit up & taking what we want regardless.

> **[How US Navy 'disabled' Iran-bound Touska cargo ship](https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/touska-vacate-your-engine-room-us-navy-warns-before-disabling-iran-bound-ships-engine-1.500512437)**
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> US Navy cripples cargo ship’s propulsion to enforce Iran maritime blockade

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**Author:** ![Chopshopscotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chopshopscotty](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Chopshopscotty)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/magic-pipe/75631/4 "2026-05-20T22:09:17Z")

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That’s right! 😂😂😂 gotta take the opportunities as they come!