It appears that shipyards are the same everywhere, whether the ship is civilian or military. Find a hatch that you might want to close to contain fire or flooding, and it will have a bundle of welding leads, hoses, power cords, flexible ductwork, etc. preventing it from being closed. I noticed that the lights went out when you shifted from shore power to ship's power. Do you simply open the bus tie for shore power then close the bus tie to the generators, rather than parallel with shore power then shift the load to the generators?
@@kevincrosby1760 the shore connection us in the Emergency Switchboard. We don't have a means to synchronize it with the Main SB, hence the black out and then just close the CB from our generators. We just had to immediately restart the cooling water pumps.
Same here. He passed about 12 years ago. He mostly worked on oil supply boats and barges before going into management. Just after I was born he went into his own boat business. In my office at home I have his captain stripes and sextants
Hello Chief Makoi. I'm joining my first ship next week as an Engine Cadet. I want to thank you for inspiring me along the way. You've been an inspiration to me for the past two years. Thank you and many blessings to you and your family from South Africa.
TRULY FASCINATING-! My Great Grandfather was a Sea Captain and he retired in the late 1890's. May the wind always be at your back and you have a friendly star to navigate back home. D.A.
It's been over a half century since I put my time in the engine rooms of three different ships, two steam and one diesel. I enjoy your videos very much, thank you for your effort.
Wow Chief. I’m impressed with the complexity of your ship and the knowledge you and your crew must have to operate, maintain and make unexpected repairs while keeping the ship on schedule while everyone on board safe.
I think, during the dry docking the Ship´s captain pass the command to the dry dock administration port, then the crew only follow the maintenance. When all is finished, the captain take it over again.
Thank you for the videos Chief! It gives me an insight on how my dad lived his life. He was a seaman since he graduated from university up to the time he retired early 90's, he was a Chief Engineer as well. A number of my uncles were ship captains but none of us children became seamen. They did not encourage us because they know the hardship seamen go through, salute to you seafarers! Sadly, my dad has passed away and I didn't have the chance to hear his adventures at sea. Today is his birthday...
ahhhh i would feel so at home in the engine room. i work on a 64 foot, 100 year old mahogany and oak Chesapeake dead rise called the Mary Colman in New Haven CT. been on her a year and a half and a year and a half on the S.W Shepard, a 75 foot oak "behemoth" prior to the Colman. She too, is over a hundred years old. These boats have continuously been in service since the day they were launched and finished with the only downtime being a week or two every year for paint and regular service/maintenance and then I think a few times she was down for months to upgrade an old straight 671 Detroit to a John Deere 6081 and prior to that, put some new planks on, corking and some reinforcement. She is a strong ass boat for being wood and she doesn't displace much, she can go in 3 feet of water. The Shepard is just a straight animal. I serve as the sole deckhand and do most of the maintenance and all other non sense. constantly working on deck and constantly cleaning and doing maintenance, mostly on the old 471 pump motor. She needs way more attention than the JohnDeere 6081. You can find both the boats in a google search! The old "refit"(dont know if i should call it that?) and upgrades were done at Flanagan bros in New Jersey. You can see both boats on their website and a bunch of other cool boats on there. they're some of the only people left that are still in the business of larger wood vessels. Go to the projects tab, some real beauties including the two vessels of which I spoke. The company i work for owns a few more boats like those, the Grace, the Catherine(thing is Practially a museum with rope driven wheel and rudder, rope drives a hydraulic steering pump though haha still cool) and then the Ringold Brothers. the Ringold Brothers. www.flaniganbros.com/
I can fully appreciate what you and your crew goes through during dry dock. I work in a chemical plant and we annual shutdowns, also know as turnarounds, to perform work and repairs on systems that can't be addressed during normal operation. The hours are long, often for two weeks or more. Very exhausting. It's always a relief after we get the plant back up to normal operating conditions and getting back to a normal routine.
Glad you are back out making money and captivating videos. I was fortunate to backpack parts of the Philippines a few years ago. El Nido is god kissed, the slums of Metro Manilla broke my heart. Love from a white boy in Canada... keep it up, stay healthy.
I know nothing about this subject....until now...and love it. You present very well, including the mix of background sound, and largely silent background when you talk. Great mixing, etc.
I must say, that for me at least, living and working on board during dry dock was probably the most trying experience of engineering. Happy to see the crew that brought her in got to sign off and go home. Have a good watch chief.
I live in the state of Iowa in the United States. About as far away from the ocean as a person can get. I truly enjoy watching how you make a living and about your career. Fascinating! Keep up the good work Chief. Safe Travels!
My thanks to you, Chief, and your fellows who work the sea lanes of the world. I wish you were treated as well as airline crew are at the borders. Safe travels brother.
Wow! She's Purty!! 😉 Nine days to get all that and of course the additional R&R's that were too numerous to mention completed, must've meant 24hr days, and off time of what felt like minutes. So goes the activities during a Restricted Availability. I'll say one thing though. No ship ever made it thru a successful yard period without those certain Yard Birds who made sure "those certain jobs" were completed during the current availability, and not pushed back to the next availability. These individs are invaluable and are deserving of recognition. So, I'm soo excited to see your next video fol a very short yard period. Especially want to hear how the prop is turning now! Imagine it has a new sound now that is pleasing to the ear and mind as well. Ok...Take Care & Stay SAFE!!
Thanks for another interesting and well produced video. I'm a retired CEO and Superintendent so it brings it all back, the good and the bad! Great seeing the guys in the engine room as it's those times that I remember most from when I was at sea. Have a good trip and I'll look forward to the next one.
I always enjoy how well filmed, informative and professional your videos are. They give great insight into the seafarers life and the operations of a commercial vessel.
Salamat sa mga seaman vlogger. Sa kabila ng pagod nila sa trabaho nagagawan pa din nila ng oras ang pag edit ng maganda. At salamat po sa information na nabibigay niyo sa mga aspiring future deck and engine officer
Thank you so much for coming up with this type of video content, Sir Chief! Have always been wondering what goes on in and out of the vessel while on drydock. And that segment where the ship was being refloated and coming out of the docks was exhilarating! I can almost feel the excitement and the relief the crew may have felt, especially the big 4, knowing that your grand lady is once again in tip top shape, and one hell of a job that you have accomplished. Hats off to you and your crewmates, Sir Chief! May you have a safe and an uneventful contract.
These Big Fans is for the Engines of The Evergreen Ship ,Its Function is to Cool the Ship etc from break-in down, Love this beautiful 💯💯💯♥️♥️♥️💯💯,May Almighty God bless this ,So Beautiful
i love this video. always awesome chief. don't work too hard. and enjoy your down time. make it home safe and sound. big randy oakland california usa. my grandfather was a merchant marine both for the common wealth and for the usa in ww2
Simply another amazing video...thank you Chief Makoi! In reality, your maintenance period in drydock was likely far more challenging than what could be captured in an individual video. You did a fantastic job detailing the event. In my own career, I counted down each day until we were back underway and returning to mission. May God speed your mighty vessel and brave crew! Carry on shipmates!
I always watch your materials. Not only are they informative, they are very insightful as well. And yeah, your diction is perfect. Kudos to you, Captain.
Dear Chief MAKOi,i followed your channel for long time,it is time to say thank you and deliver the best wishes for you and your family out of Germany. Please hang on to do such outstanding interesting Vids. I like your work and the comments out of the "off". Regards Thommes
I wonder how the dry dock workers know where to place the blocks and how high to stack them to follow the contour of the hull? In water, the pressure on the hull is equal, but on blocks, if not supported evenly I would suspect that damage could occur. Simply amazing to see this. Thank you so much Chief MAKOi for your videos. By the way, I used to wonder how you and your crew learned so much about operating your ship until I watched the videos you did from PMMA. All I can say is WOW!
Very nice maintenance and systematic arrangement of essential steaming Auxillaries .very good condition ,how I wish to board this kind of ship .Thank you so much ,Chief , I will be following your page.Von Voyage to all crew members.
My father was a graduate of Kings Point merchant marine academy..Kings point, NY., as an engineering officer From there to liberty ship convoy duty during WWII.
Its cool to see those extra fins on the hull in front of the prop. Never seen that before. Also, I didn't know they polished the propeller. I assume the drag on the prop with primer on it is noticeable compared to a polished prop. Sure like your videos. The linger the better, sir. Thanks a bunch for your time on these.
Hello Chief. I thought with the diesel engine boilers where a thing of the past. Always good to learn new things. Looking forward to seeing next video.
Ah, so the propeller has a kind of "stator vanes" behind (actually, in front) of it. I looked them up and learned they called "pre-swirl" vanes and that they minimize energy loss due to rotation of water in the propeller slipstream. Interesting.
Thank you Chief another excellent video. Can I request a video which I think a lot people may find boring but can you please go through your process for ordering parts and stores. I work for a large tanker company and I would be interested to know how other companies do their parts and stores.
Another fantastic video! Lots of cool details and the shots at the end in the harbor were gorgeous. Quick question: what's the point of the air blow at 4:50 before starting up the generator? Thanks for all the great content! Wishing you calm seas and fair winds.
When I was a kid in the 70's and 80's we used to drive passed Camel Laird shipyard in Birkenhead the other side of the Mersey from Liverpool from the flyover you could see all the ships props laid out flat on the ground, well on wooden packing, but the shear size of them is breath taking.
In 1969 I went through a major overhaul on my first shipi in the USN USS Harwood DD 861 with 2 months in dry dock 5 months total.. I was a boiler tech retubed all 4 boilers
She looked nice and clean! Had recently looked at container ships with home base in Europe and there was several that not was specifically well taked care of mutch corrosion etc.etc. and then i automatically think of the safety on board. Not only on the ships but even wat can happend in the harbors......etc.etc this week it was of special auctuality. There could be sow many failure holes to fall in if not every part in the transport chain is on tip top level. Faire winds! Barbro Sweden
Such a great representation of the dry dock as the crew experiences it. In 1981 & 82 I rigged a crane at NSS shipyard in San Diego and helped assemble the Valdez, which was later the Exxon Valdez. That summer we took our break and lunch under the ship in drydock and it must have been °15f cooler under there.
Hearing your remarks about the engine, it seems as though it gives some solace. Like the ships heartbeat, all is well. Back here in the southern US, I’m yearning to get back to sea as a passenger myself. May be quite a while yet. Safe travels Chief!
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Hello everyone! This video is about our last few days in dry dock. The next episodes will be at sea!
Viewer from india chief...good luck
Pwede makahingi ng advice para po sa papasok sa PMMA pero mahina sa math ano po maadvice NYO PO
It appears that shipyards are the same everywhere, whether the ship is civilian or military. Find a hatch that you might want to close to contain fire or flooding, and it will have a bundle of welding leads, hoses, power cords, flexible ductwork, etc. preventing it from being closed.
I noticed that the lights went out when you shifted from shore power to ship's power. Do you simply open the bus tie for shore power then close the bus tie to the generators, rather than parallel with shore power then shift the load to the generators?
Sir sa nxt vlog nyo po sir tips po sana para sa mga Engine Cadet hehe Thanks po
@@kevincrosby1760 the shore connection us in the Emergency Switchboard. We don't have a means to synchronize it with the Main SB, hence the black out and then just close the CB from our generators. We just had to immediately restart the cooling water pumps.
My Dad who was a merchant mariner would have loved these videos so much. I watch all of them with him in my mind. thank you, Chief.
Same here. He passed about 12 years ago. He mostly worked on oil supply boats and barges before going into management. Just after I was born he went into his own boat business. In my office at home I have his captain stripes and sextants
Thank you for this video. My Uncle was an Esso Captain with a Masters Unlimited license after WW2.
Thanks for sharing Chief! Enjoyed it as usual.
Hello Chief Makoi.
I'm joining my first ship next week as an Engine Cadet.
I want to thank you for inspiring me along the way.
You've been an inspiration to me for the past two years.
Thank you and many blessings to you and your family from South Africa.
TRULY FASCINATING-! My Great Grandfather was a Sea Captain and he retired in the late 1890's.
May the wind always be at your back and you have a friendly star to navigate back home.
D.A.
It's been over a half century since I put my time in the engine rooms of three different ships, two steam and one diesel. I enjoy your videos very much, thank you for your effort.
Wish my dad was alive to see your great vlog. Its very informative.
I love the end, with you on the bow piloting the drone for great selfie!!!
Wow Chief. I’m impressed with the complexity of your ship and the knowledge you and your crew must have to operate, maintain and make unexpected repairs while keeping the ship on schedule while everyone on board safe.
I think, during the dry docking the Ship´s captain pass the command to the dry dock administration port, then the crew only follow the maintenance. When all is finished, the captain take it over again.
The way the ship was drydocked reminds me of how the USS Cole was returned for repairs.
Thank you for the videos Chief! It gives me an insight on how my dad lived his life. He was a seaman since he graduated from university up to the time he retired early 90's, he was a Chief Engineer as well. A number of my uncles were ship captains but none of us children became seamen. They did not encourage us because they know the hardship seamen go through, salute to you seafarers! Sadly, my dad has passed away and I didn't have the chance to hear his adventures at sea. Today is his birthday...
As a marine engineer I am feeling proud to watch such kind of video
Really enjoyed your video.I worked as a boilermaker on the floating dock in Newcastle Australia for many years.Great memories.Regards Craig.
ahhhh i would feel so at home in the engine room.
i work on a 64 foot, 100 year old mahogany and oak Chesapeake dead rise called the Mary Colman in New Haven CT. been on her a year and a half and a year and a half on the S.W Shepard, a 75 foot oak "behemoth" prior to the Colman. She too, is over a hundred years old. These boats have continuously been in service since the day they were launched and finished with the only downtime being a week or two every year for paint and regular service/maintenance and then I think a few times she was down for months to upgrade an old straight 671 Detroit to a John Deere 6081 and prior to that, put some new planks on, corking and some reinforcement. She is a strong ass boat for being wood and she doesn't displace much, she can go in 3 feet of water. The Shepard is just a straight animal. I serve as the sole deckhand and do most of the maintenance and all other non sense. constantly working on deck and constantly cleaning and doing maintenance, mostly on the old 471 pump motor. She needs way more attention than the JohnDeere 6081.
You can find both the boats in a google search! The old "refit"(dont know if i should call it that?) and upgrades were done at Flanagan bros in New Jersey. You can see both boats on their website and a bunch of other cool boats on there. they're some of the only people left that are still in the business of larger wood vessels.
Go to the projects tab, some real beauties including the two vessels of which I spoke. The company i work for owns a few more boats like those, the Grace, the Catherine(thing is Practially a museum with rope driven wheel and rudder, rope drives a hydraulic steering pump though haha still cool) and then the Ringold Brothers. the Ringold Brothers.
www.flaniganbros.com/
Thanks for making these videos. Been watching for a year or so. Quite enjoyable.
Who are these people who could ever object with “Thumbs Down” to these highly informative and beautifully filmed videos?
Glad you are back in motion, fair seas Chief.
As a retired ch engr, I like your videos.👍 Keep going
Thank you from Syria 🇸🇾
It's now 2024. The Assad regime (Syria) is finally toppled, and the son Bashar managed to escape to Russia.
Hi. Was an environmental contractor for 20 plus years , roughly 40 % was maritime work. Brings back wounderful memories thanks for these vids
Excellent, looking forward to the next videos.
I can fully appreciate what you and your crew goes through during dry dock. I work in a chemical plant and we annual shutdowns, also know as turnarounds, to perform work and repairs on systems that can't be addressed during normal operation. The hours are long, often for two weeks or more. Very exhausting. It's always a relief after we get the plant back up to normal operating conditions and getting back to a normal routine.
Thanks so much for your videos, I really appreciate them
Glad you are back out making money and captivating videos. I was fortunate to backpack parts of the Philippines a few years ago. El Nido is god kissed, the slums of Metro Manilla broke my heart. Love from a white boy in Canada... keep it up, stay healthy.
Go to coron , boracay and siarago next time
The ship sure looks beautiful with the new coat of paint!
I know nothing about this subject....until now...and love it. You present very well, including the mix of background sound, and largely silent background when you talk. Great mixing, etc.
I must say, that for me at least, living and working on board during dry dock was probably the most trying experience of engineering. Happy to see the crew that brought her in got to sign off and go home. Have a good watch chief.
Never gets old Chief. Did 17 of these in my time at sea.
Thanks
I live in the state of Iowa in the United States. About as far away from the ocean as a person can get. I truly enjoy watching how you make a living and about your career. Fascinating! Keep up the good work Chief. Safe Travels!
Chief a couple of years back i unsubscribed but i subscribed again ... i missed you, as a landlubber i missed your seafarers stories.
My thanks to you, Chief, and your fellows who work the sea lanes of the world. I wish you were treated as well as airline crew are at the borders. Safe travels brother.
Thank you for posting this video watching your walk under that ship gave me the same feelings .
These dry dock video's have been amazing! I can't wait to see the open sea videos though.
Thanks chief this reminds me of my time in Merchant Marine. 30 years.
Bon Voyage!
From Cheif Officer of EUKOR Car Carriers in S.Korea
Wow! She's Purty!! 😉
Nine days to get all that and of course the additional R&R's that were too numerous to mention completed, must've meant 24hr days, and off time of what felt like minutes.
So goes the activities during a Restricted Availability.
I'll say one thing though. No ship ever made it thru a successful yard period without those certain Yard Birds who made sure "those certain jobs" were completed during the current availability, and not pushed back to the next availability. These individs are invaluable and are deserving of recognition.
So, I'm soo excited to see your next video fol a very short yard period. Especially want to hear how the prop is turning now! Imagine it has a new sound now that is pleasing to the ear and mind as well.
Ok...Take Care
&
Stay SAFE!!
Ingat ka palagi sir Chief MaKoi.
God bless :)
Thanks for another interesting and well produced video. I'm a retired CEO and Superintendent so it brings it all back, the good and the bad! Great seeing the guys in the engine room as it's those times that I remember most from when I was at sea. Have a good trip and I'll look forward to the next one.
Wonderful video and so exciting to see how beautiful the ship is! Looking so forward to what's coming next! Yea!!!
I always enjoy how well filmed, informative and professional your videos are. They give great insight into the seafarers life and the operations of a commercial vessel.
Salamat sa mga seaman vlogger. Sa kabila ng pagod nila sa trabaho nagagawan pa din nila ng oras ang pag edit ng maganda. At salamat po sa information na nabibigay niyo sa mga aspiring future deck and engine officer
Fantastic Chief... Bon Voyage.
My grandfather was Dry dock Foreman at the Port of London. I find your videos really interesting. Many thanks.
REally great Chief! Thank you! You guys can do it all! outstanding! Thanks!
12 months and 24 days as an Engine Cadet Sailing Domestically. Hoping to go on board on a foreign vessel someday. Lodi Chief Makoi
Chief Hard work pays off, welcome aboard.
Thank you so much for coming up with this type of video content, Sir Chief! Have always been wondering what goes on in and out of the vessel while on drydock. And that segment where the ship was being refloated and coming out of the docks was exhilarating! I can almost feel the excitement and the relief the crew may have felt, especially the big 4, knowing that your grand lady is once again in tip top shape, and one hell of a job that you have accomplished. Hats off to you and your crewmates, Sir Chief! May you have a safe and an uneventful contract.
These Big Fans is for the Engines of The Evergreen Ship ,Its Function is to Cool the Ship etc from break-in down, Love this beautiful 💯💯💯♥️♥️♥️💯💯,May Almighty God bless this ,So Beautiful
Safe travels, from New Zealand :-)
i love this video. always awesome chief. don't work too hard. and enjoy your down time. make it home safe and sound.
big randy oakland california usa.
my grandfather was a merchant marine both for the common wealth and for the usa in ww2
Simply another amazing video...thank you Chief Makoi! In reality, your maintenance period in drydock was likely far more challenging than what could be captured in an individual video. You did a fantastic job detailing the event. In my own career, I counted down each day until we were back underway and returning to mission. May God speed your mighty vessel and brave crew! Carry on shipmates!
I love the sound of those big engines when I have heard them motoring in and out of the harbor.
She looks beautiful!!
Ready for action!
this video was like a candy store for mechanical engineers like me !
Best of luck out at sea Chief stay safe and thanks for sharing your videos with the rest of the world!!
I always watch your materials. Not only are they informative, they are very insightful as well. And yeah, your diction is perfect. Kudos to you, Captain.
You made a beautiful video. Your calm way of talking and the nice background music and interesting ship engineering was so enjoyable. Thank you.
Nothing short of amazing work. Looking forward to ,ore videos on your new journey.👍🏻
Thanks for the video. You made it easy to understand, and filled in a lot of questions.
You are welcome!
Looking forward to your new adventures! Stay safe & take care!
Dear Chief MAKOi,i followed your channel for long time,it is time to say thank you and deliver the best wishes for you and your family out of Germany. Please hang on to do such outstanding interesting Vids. I like your work and the comments out of the "off". Regards Thommes
I wonder how the dry dock workers know where to place the blocks and how high to stack them to follow the contour of the hull? In water, the pressure on the hull is equal, but on blocks, if not supported evenly I would suspect that damage could occur. Simply amazing to see this. Thank you so much Chief MAKOi for your videos.
By the way, I used to wonder how you and your crew learned so much about operating your ship until I watched the videos you did from PMMA. All I can say is WOW!
The yard is given the ship's blueprints in advance so they can prepare the layout based on the specs.
The drawing which they need is called: “docking plan”
I'm from Malaysia but always love your contents..... I hope i can work on the ship one day....... Love from Malaysia
Very nice maintenance and systematic arrangement of essential steaming Auxillaries .very good condition ,how I wish to board this kind of ship .Thank you so much ,Chief , I will be following your page.Von Voyage to all crew members.
You was in dry dock for 9 day’s cool! We will be at dry dock for 1 month so yea no stress!!!
She is looking good after her dry dock visit and she will be looked after very well
my whole family is always looking forward to your videos, safe travels chief!
Great video it took them longer to paint my car here in NZ. 9 days unbelievable
Would have liked to see the old vs new sacrificial anode.. perhaps we will on the next dry dock.
My father was a graduate of Kings Point merchant marine academy..Kings point, NY., as an engineering officer
From there to liberty ship convoy duty during WWII.
Absolutely fascinating. Congrats on your promotion and thank you for time and energy.
home....familiar. almost predictable....open waters... i can see the draw to the life. thank you for the insight.
Its cool to see those extra fins on the hull in front of the prop. Never seen that before. Also, I didn't know they polished the propeller. I assume the drag on the prop with primer on it is noticeable compared to a polished prop. Sure like your videos. The linger the better, sir. Thanks a bunch for your time on these.
Finally I'm happy for now all sails up. Safe voyage chief
And to think this is going on on thousands of ships worldwide. Incredible!
Hey chief, I can see you really love this boat and your job.
It's amazing how they do all that work in such a little amount of time!
Thank You for posting Chief, so interesting to see this, Cheers
Wishing you and the crew fair weather and calm seas!!!
Thanks for all the info Chief. Very interesting! All the best to on your journey.
Hello Chief. I thought with the diesel engine boilers where a thing of the past. Always good to learn new things. Looking forward to seeing next video.
We still need some steam for heating purposes.
Ah, so the propeller has a kind of "stator vanes" behind (actually, in front) of it. I looked them up and learned they called "pre-swirl" vanes and that they minimize energy loss due to rotation of water in the propeller slipstream. Interesting.
Love the video Chief! Safe travels and following seas.
i miss that life sometime was always nice to get out off dry dock all clean
As usual, excelente vídeo. Please, keep on thes great movies, teaches a Lot! Greetings from BRAZIL.
Fascinating (as always) - Safe sailing Chief.
Thank you Chief another excellent video. Can I request a video which I think a lot people may find boring but can you please go through your process for ordering parts and stores. I work for a large tanker company and I would be interested to know how other companies do their parts and stores.
I'll try to squeeze that in in a future episode.
@@ChiefMAKOi Thank you and safe sailing :)
Another fantastic video! Lots of cool details and the shots at the end in the harbor were gorgeous. Quick question: what's the point of the air blow at 4:50 before starting up the generator? Thanks for all the great content! Wishing you calm seas and fair winds.
To purge the cylinders of any moisture or other particles.
Good informative report on the set-up of the main engine before leaving the dry dock👍 ... a greeting !!
When I was a kid in the 70's and 80's we used to drive passed Camel Laird shipyard in Birkenhead the other side of the Mersey from Liverpool from the flyover you could see all the ships props laid out flat on the ground, well on wooden packing, but the shear size of them is breath taking.
Chief MAKOi I love your vlogs so much.... very informative and in times of corona a bit healing. Thank you
Thank you for these amazing videos.
chief makoi.. mis respetos dios le bendiga
In 1969 I went through a major overhaul on my first shipi in the USN USS Harwood DD 861 with 2 months in dry dock 5 months total.. I was a boiler tech retubed all 4 boilers
USN '65 - '69, Sparky here, you "Boiler men" know the meaning of "hot and dirty", respect to all the "snipes" that lived in the "Hole".
man i hate the dust
Thanks for posting a very interesting piece about your ship in dry dock. Nicely done!
She looked nice and clean! Had recently looked at container ships with home base in Europe and there was several that not was specifically well taked care of mutch corrosion etc.etc. and then i automatically think of the safety on board. Not only on the ships but even wat can happend in the harbors......etc.etc this week it was of special auctuality. There could be sow many failure holes to fall in if not every part in the transport chain is on tip top level. Faire winds! Barbro Sweden
Such a great representation of the dry dock as the crew experiences it. In 1981 & 82 I rigged a crane at NSS shipyard in San Diego and helped assemble the Valdez, which was later the Exxon Valdez. That summer we took our break and lunch under the ship in drydock and it must have been °15f cooler under there.
Stay healthy and safe travels, Chief!
Hearing your remarks about the engine, it seems as though it gives some solace. Like the ships heartbeat, all is well. Back here in the southern US, I’m yearning to get back to sea as a passenger myself. May be quite a while yet. Safe travels Chief!
9 days, a lot of work was accomplished, congratulations she's a sturdy looking vessel; attractive sporting fresh paint! subbed
Hi Chief, of course l love your videos. Closest l got was being an oiler on the as lane victory, a museum ship. I loved it. Mike