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Cyclefrance · 06-20-2007, 02:26 PM

I've found a few photos from an incident in a West African port. The ship we had on charter didn't have any hoses on board (happens sometimes), and the shore wanted the vessel to use these hoses - the captain wasn't happy about it and eventually once he threatened to sail without discharging the shore crew made the effort to get hold of some newer hoses. First picture shows the hoses when they were first offered to the vessel - they were immediately rejected - the pressure-damage that might result from pumping product through them was too high a risk - there was a real danger they would rupture completely.

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06-20-2007, 02:26 PM	#17
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	I've found a few photos from an incident in a West African port. The ship we had on charter didn't have any hoses on board (happens sometimes), and the shore wanted the vessel to use these hoses - the captain wasn't happy about it and eventually once he threatened to sail without discharging the shore crew made the effort to get hold of some newer hoses. First picture shows the hoses when they were first offered to the vessel - they were immediately rejected - the pressure-damage that might result from pumping product through them was too high a risk - there was a real danger they would rupture completely. . Attached Images __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears Last edited by Cyclefrance; 06-20-2007 at 02:38 PM.