I’ve never noticed a spare one mounted as this one.
The one submerged with nine meters of vessel in the cold February water seems to be adequate to the task of propulsion, given the foam.
“Screw this New York weather,”might be the sentiment of crewmen coiling line unneeded for the next thousands of sea miles. “Screw this” in whatever language they speak, that is. By the way, anyone help out with “screw this” in Tagalog? Bengali? Bulgarian? Hindi? Serbo-Croatian? Greek? Norwegian?
Pacific Turquoise is part of the Tanker Pacific fleet.
Photos, WVD.
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February 21, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Joe Naval Architect
The other spare that most ships carry is propeller shafting. The sections are so long and heavy that it’s impossible to get it in without cutting a hole in the side of the ship. As a result, they usually leave an extra in there just in case.
February 22, 2008 at 11:24 am
Mage Bailey
Amazing. Now I will start looking for propellers and shafting as I shipwatch. Every morning when I stop by, your blog never ceases to amaze me. And on second thougt, where ever do you find the time to take all these wonderful pictures. Thank you.
September 29, 2009 at 4:45 am
hilljimmy
This ship looks impressive! I would like to be its captain.