Ship stuck across (blocking) the Suez Canal

[admiles]

......and she's moving!

 

(in the right direction too)

 

Assume a large set of jump leads was deployed.

[melmerby]

On 07/07/2021 at 12:25, admiles said:

......and she's moving!

 

(in the right direction too)

 

Assume a large set of jump leads was deployed.

Left a little after 0900 UTC/GMT:

 

 

Edited June 21, 2022 by melmerby

[kevinlms]

56 minutes ago, melmerby said:

Left a little after 0900 UTC/GMT:

 

As long as it doesn't get blown off course on the northern section!

[rab]

20 hours ago, admiles said:

......and she's moving!

 

(in the right direction too)

 

Assume a large set of jump leads was deployed.

Na, they borrowed a tug and bump started her!!!

Edited July 8, 2021 by rab

[johnofwessex]

5 hours ago, rab said:

Na, they borrowed tug and bump started her!!!

 

Pretty much what you did with an oil fired steamship, get a tug alongside run a steam line over & use it to run the machinery until you have pressure up.

[Tankerman]

9 hours ago, johnofwessex said:

 

Pretty much what you did with an oil fired steamship, get a tug alongside run a steam line over & use it to run the machinery until you have pressure up.

 

She's diesel powered and as far as I know the crew remained aboard and the diesel generators have continued to run to keep the lights on and the refrigerated cargo containers working. So it's just a matter of keeping the main air start tanks up to pressure, 300 lb/sq inch in my day, opening the air starting valve, then the fuel valves, all done by the auto start system when you push the button and away you go. No jump leads or steam lines required.

[alastairq]

Are they still providing the  Canal with a new [to the canal?] tug with a bit more heft?

I've not noticed any ''wanted'' adverts on eBay?

[melmerby]

2 hours ago, Tankerman said:

 

She's diesel powered and as far as I know the crew remained aboard and the diesel generators have continued to run to keep the lights on and the refrigerated cargo containers working. So it's just a matter of keeping the main air start tanks up to pressure, 300 lb/sq inch in my day, opening the air starting valve, then the fuel valves, all done by the auto start system when you push the button and away you go. No jump leads or steam lines required.

I would guess that the main engines have been started a few times in the intervening 3 months, just to keep the operational.

[Tankerman]

8 hours ago, melmerby said:

I would guess that the main engines have been started a few times in the intervening 3 months, just to keep the operational.

 

That depends on the ship managers policy. I was on a motor ship where we were alongside a berth for nearly two months waiting for a charter. During that time the main engine was stopped, but the lub oil system was run on a regular basis.

 

She has only one main engine, a Mitsui–MAN B&W 11G95ME-C9 rated at 79,500 bhp (59,300 kW) at 80 rpm. The first part indicates it's of MAN B&W design built by Mitsui in Japan, if my memory is correct the second part indicates that it's an 11 cylinder engine and the cylinder bore is 950mm. 

 

Hope this is of interest.

Edited July 8, 2021 by Tankerman
put 960 instead of 950

[john new]

My ship tracker app shows it now off Lisbon, due Rotterdam on the 28th. Getting here slowly, too slowly I guess for lots of summer goods on it.