[BITList] EMMA MAERSK - E/R Flooding

[M.j. Feltham]

Colin,

I copied and pasted the article from a source,  I even went onto the maritimedanmark.dk site but that article has not been posted yet.  Will keep an eye on the site

Mike
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On 30 Mar 2013, at 17:12, COLIN TAYLOR <x50type at cox.net> wrote:

> I think there is something wrong with the way this is being reported – great holes in the bulkhead for cables just doesn’t make sense.
> holes big enough to cause the engine room to flood?
> I don’t get it.
>  
> ct
>  
> From: HUGH
> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 10:08 AM
> To: BitList
> Subject: Re: [BITList] EMMA MAERSK - E/R Flooding
>  
> Mike,
>  
> So there was nothing in the openings for the bulkhead cable glands but cables, and in other ships of the same series? Who gets paid for building these things?  The other day I was reading in one of my diaries about my trials and tribulations while with Scotts in Greenock on the design of URV Newton. Among these were arguments with top brass about cable glands.  Every gland was correctly placed and fitted.  Why? Because that's the way ships are supposed to be built.
>  
> Hugh.
> 
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