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From: Wesley Eldred
Someone might find this interesting -
I met a retired tugboat captain a few days ago < snip>
He pointed out that the fuel tanks were filled with water as fuel was consumed.
This
would maintain the trim of the vessel and rendered her fuel tanks
explosion-proof by eliminating air in the tanks. < snip>
I do not know if this practice continued after JJH was converted to diesel power
in 1957.
Wesley
REPLY
That was common in pre-war ships but poses potential problems if the tank is
run completely empty of fuel and water enters the fuel pickup.
Under current Marpol regs it is no longer legal to have such an arrangement.
regards
Arild
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