M/S Explorer evacuated - Antarctica

"BrianK" wrote in message
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We're talking Antarctic water temperature here. Hypothermia would
cause the crew member(s) to have a fatal heart attack before the job could
be accomplished. This breach happened below the water line. Why couldn't
the pumps keep up? Pressure on the outside of the vessel is greater then
pressure on the inside. This makes the force of water entering the ship
greater and faster then the water being pumped out.



The pumps should have been able to keep up, but apparently the
breach was in the engine room and they lost power. No power, no
pumps!

Pete

Not real true, any ship has a few underwater pumps usually located in
propeler shaft tunnel that are fed from Emergency generator, located near
the funnel of the ship.
These pumps can be used as fire fighting or bilge pumps and motor is located
under a so called helmet(metal Dome so water does not get insde them.

The Explorer had been writen up by inspectors for non working or failing
watertight doors on last inspection.

Jaap van Dorp.


"Uncle Peter" wrote in message
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"BrianK" wrote in message
...
We're talking Antarctic water temperature here. Hypothermia would
cause the crew member(s) to have a fatal heart attack before the job
could be accomplished. This breach happened below the water line. Why
couldn't the pumps keep up? Pressure on the outside of the vessel is
greater then pressure on the inside. This makes the force of water
entering the ship greater and faster then the water being pumped out.



The pumps should have been able to keep up, but apparently the
breach was in the engine room and they lost power. No power, no
pumps!

Pete

Capt Mary Kidd wrote:
The message
from "Jaap van Dorp" contains these words:


The Explorer had been writen up by inspectors for non working or failing
watertight doors on last inspection.


This was of no significance, it was back in May and what the news
reports failed to add in their write-ups was the further comment made
by the MCA.

"An MCA spokesman, Mark Clarke, said: "These were not huge problems and
were all rectified before the vessel sailed. It would not have been
allowed to depart if everything had not been sorted out.""

That point is not however newsworthy to the media.

Just who will be responsible for providing the
definitive report on the Explorer's sinking?

Cheers,
John in LALALand (On the Left Coast)