NEW GUIDE ON HOW TO CARRY CHARCOAL AND CARBON CARGOES IN CONTAINERS SAFELY PUBLISHED
After a painstaking two-year restoration at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, USS Constitution has recently been refloated. Since she entered dry dock in 2015, ship restorers from the Naval History and Heritage Command and teams of Navy sailors have worked side-by-side to bring “Old Ironsides” back to her former glory.
The restoration involved the replacement of 100 hull planks, along with caulking, rebuilding of the ship’s cutwater on the bow, and the preservation and repair of the ship’s rigging, upper masts and yards. Among other tasks, sailors assigned to Constitution helped the Navy’s ship restorers replace 2200 sheets of copper and the felt that is installed behind it. The copper is a defense against shipworms. “It’s an incredible feeling to be a part of the team to work on Constitution,” said Aviation Ordnanceman Hunter Sensign. “Every day I came to work and it really sinks in that I’m working on a ship that’s 219 years old.”
Constitution is expected to continue post-docking restoration work before re-opening to the public in early September. While she is ordinarily at the pier at the USS Constitution Museum in Boston, her commanding officer, Cmdr. Robert Gerosa, says that at some point she will be seen under way under her own power once more.
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BEWARE OF FUEL OIL QUICK CLOSING VALVE DEFICIENCIES
The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has published a technical alert aimed at highlighting some major deficiencies related to fuel oil quick closing valves, which it has observed during Port State Control inspections. These deficiencies are considered of importance and often lead to detention.
Quick closing valves are fitted to oil tanks so that in the event of a fire they can be safely closed from a remote location to stop the supply of fuel to the fire. These valves may be operated remotely by pull wires, hydraulics, compressed air, etc.
Recently, BMA has observed that quick closing valves have been modified or intentionally blocked to prevent them from closing. This practice has potentially catastrophic consequences in a fire emergency.
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MANHOLE COVER LEAKAGE LEADS STEAMSHIP MUTUAL TO ISSUE AN ALERT
The Steamship Mutual P&I Club has published an alert following a spate of claims for cargo damage and other liabilities that have been caused by leakage from the manhole covers of either ballast or bunker tanks.
In some of the most recent cases, the manhole covers had either been left completely unattached, or were improperly fitted allowing leakage into the adjacent cargo hold when the tank was filled.
The Club notes that manhole covers on vertical bulkheads, such as those on wing tanks or side tanks of container ships, are generally located close to the bottom of the tank meaning that leakage from the cover is found only after the tank has been filled to a certain head. This makes it even more difficult for the manhole cover to be secured until the contents of the tank have been transferred from the tank to stop the leakage.
The extent of damage caused in such a case will often depend on how quickly the leakage is identified and the scope for quickly transferring out the contents. Side tanks are particularly difficult in this regard as leakage may go unnoticed due to their location being obscured by cargo.
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10 | The Report • December 2017 • Issue 82
Safety Briefings
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