tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454798339310771617.post4216795334099874039..comments2024-03-28T06:45:47.449-03:00Comments on Shipfax: Thalassa Desgagnés - any port in a stormMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09559556529557710099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454798339310771617.post-79256802977575206242014-04-14T08:45:58.956-03:002014-04-14T08:45:58.956-03:00Thank you very much for this added insight.
MacThank you very much for this added insight.<br />MacMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559556529557710099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454798339310771617.post-26559066917880278042014-04-10T09:50:56.144-03:002014-04-10T09:50:56.144-03:00"were awarded ownership of the ship as salvag..."were awarded ownership of the ship as salvage award" Not entirely accurate. The salvage job was done under a "no cure no pay contract" for a fix amount of $. The job was done, and the contract honored. In another completely independent process, Transport Desgagnés was the successful bidder into the auction to sell the vessel which had been seized by the governement to pay for the pollution clean up that had been caused by the vessel. In short, Transport Desgagnés bought the vessel fair and square.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454798339310771617.post-83299466335652097982014-04-10T09:41:02.901-03:002014-04-10T09:41:02.901-03:00"still smeared with asphalt" Not entirel..."still smeared with asphalt" Not entirely accurate. The black that you see on the accomodation is not asphalt but the result of a fire sustained by the vessel while in MIL Davie dry dock. You can see the fire damage to the ship side underneath. The fire occurred when welders carried out hotwork on the hull while there was still asphalt residue inside. <br /><br />There was no spill of asphalt at any given time on the vessel. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454798339310771617.post-67027232356796005582014-04-10T09:08:19.030-03:002014-04-10T09:08:19.030-03:00"fitted with special boilers to liquify the r..."fitted with special boilers to liquify the rock solid asphalt. Once they had pumped off cargo" Not entirely accurate. After we got the contract to salvage the vessel, we put the ship boiler back into service. This is what we used to heat and unload 1,600 tonnes of asphalt into to the JAZ Desgagnés, which had been equipped with heated tank to keep the asphalt liquid until discharge. Although we used the ship boiler to heat the thermal oil, we could not use the ship heating coil since we suspected water in the asphalt. We use purposely made coil that we lowered on the top of the asphalt to only melt the top 16 feet of the tank and keep the bottom 16 feet solid to act as a plug to the damage bottom. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com