Saw this this AM hope she gets going again safely.
Let the speculation begin! Meanwhile in the engine room…
Any news on this?
[QUOTE=tugsailor;174113]Any news on this?[/QUOTE]
They’re at the dock in Tacoma. They’re starting a scheduled maintenance period so they’ll be there for a few days at least.
Along with ABS and USCG to clear the 2692 and the possible 835
[QUOTE=brjones;174124]Along with ABS and USCG to clear the 2692 and the possible 835[/QUOTE]
Glad to hear they got her going and made port ok.
[QUOTE=KPChief;174044]Let the speculation begin! Meanwhile in the engine room…[/QUOTE]
Reminds me of those rare times when we went black that as soon as we got a generator on line, the inevitable phone call would come down with the usual stupid question . . . of course I will call as SOON AS I GET A CHANCE!!!
[QUOTE=cmakin;174332]Reminds me of those rare times when we went black that as soon as we got a generator on line, the inevitable phone call would come down with the usual stupid question . . . of course I will call as SOON AS I GET A CHANCE!!![/QUOTE]
It’s tough being the guy on the other end too, making the call. You want to give time to make things right down there, but you also need to look at the bigger picture of what’s going on around you and worse if you have a VMS monitored in town, you know the call is coming from there and you want to have somewhat of an intelligent answer…
Very true. I try hard not to bug the chief when he is busy downstairs but sometimes I need an answer or the office is burning up the phone wanting an explanation.
Honestly the office makes it worse with needing info and finish times from the engineer every 10 minutes… Well if you left him along he would get finished that much faster.
The over educated non-mariner’s in the office nowadays just don’t know any better.
On a tug, I don’t call anyone. I go to the engine room look for myself and offer to help.
[QUOTE=Bayrunner;174339]Very true. I try hard not to bug the chief when he is busy downstairs but sometimes I need an answer or the office is burning up the phone wanting an explanation.
Honestly the office makes it worse with needing info and finish times from the engineer every 10 minutes… Well if you left him along he would get finished that much faster.[/QUOTE]
What’s worse is when the engine room phone is tied into the sat phone system. I kinda like it better when the bridge is deflecting the flak.
One of the guys I work with coined the term “Captain Cubicle” for the office. They want a minute by minute play by play when the reality is that there probably isn’t a damn thing they can do and we will let them know if there is.
[QUOTE=Bayrunner;174339]Very true. I try hard not to bug the chief when he is busy downstairs but sometimes I need an answer or the office is burning up the phone wanting an explanation.
Honestly the office makes it worse with needing info and finish times from the engineer every 10 minutes… Well if you left him along he would get finished that much faster.[/QUOTE]
On my last trip, I actually had to answer the sound powered phone (yes, we have those) in the shit room while a fine mist of raw shit was spraying all over us. You guys pick the best times to call down.
[QUOTE=The Commodore;174336]It’s tough being the guy on the other end too, making the call. You want to give time to make things right down there, but you also need to look at the bigger picture of what’s going on around you and worse if you have a VMS monitored in town, you know the call is coming from there and you want to have somewhat of an intelligent answer…[/QUOTE]
Oh, I understand, but when we are underway, in the open Gulf. . . outside of the oil patch. . . calling just as soon as the lights come on. . . and this particular vessel was w/o sound powered telephones or a voice tube. . . I had just a couple of priorities before I called up to the driver’s seat. . . .it was certainly on my list, though. . .
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[QUOTE=catherder;174368]On my last trip, I actually had to answer the sound powered phone (yes, we have those) in the shit room while a fine mist of raw shit was spraying all over us. You guys pick the best times to call down.[/QUOTE]
Ah, the shit stories of an engineer. . . volumes I could fill. . . volumes. . . if there was any reason I came ashore. . . . dealing with other adults’excrement was near the top of the list. . . . changing kids diapers was a breeze. . . at least one didn’t get those little bits of toilet paper and other detritus in one’s hair during the operation. . .well, rarely, anyway.
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[QUOTE=tugsailor;174340]The over educated non-mariner’s in the office nowadays just don’t know any better.
On a tug, I don’t call anyone. I go to the engine room look for myself and offer to help.[/QUOTE]
Would be kind of tough on this particular vessel. . . early Bludworth ATB. . . the infamous SEA SKIMMER. . . the ladder located on the outside of the elevator shaft, rarely used. . . although there was this ONE mate. . . for some reason, I would be doing elevator maintenance about the time of the end of his watch. . . after the Chief Mate rode up to relieve him. . .
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[QUOTE=Louisd75;174343]What’s worse is when the engine room phone is tied into the sat phone system. I kinda like it better when the bridge is deflecting the flak.
One of the guys I work with coined the term “Captain Cubicle” for the office. They want a minute by minute play by play when the reality is that there probably isn’t a damn thing they can do and we will let them know if there is.[/QUOTE]
Ooh, I am glad I was ashore before the widespread use of Satphones. . . although the daily sideband conversations with the office were agonizing enough.