A ship engine failed, no one could fix it.

[MSC Johnny 2]

https://felixstowedocker.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/a-ship-engine-failed-no-one-could-fix-it.html

How very true is this ??

[Mrs. D]

  Thanks for a great point made and a good laugh.

[Captain Ted]

Yep,,those are the days !!!!
all has to be cheap, experience is not wanted until needed,,then complains coming for the bills.

[seaway7228]

It is indeed funny but sadly everything in this article is fact. Recently had an incident where a technician was flown 8000 miles from the country of ownership to repair a gmdss setup (one component). He arrived but his baggage containing the item apparently required, was lost in transit and arrived two days later. The operator was up in arms due to lost charter hire, as vessel was under psc detention for other matters too.

In desperation the technician boarded the vessel at a remote anchorage, cleaned and overhauled the equipment thoroughly and it worked!!! (No spares fitted!).

The vessel was back on hire. It seems to me however that operators have all sorts of tax defying gadgets to hand to look after themselves and a book of excuses when it comes to payment for knowledgable services rendered...


 

[Captain Ted]

I know of a case a tech tried for 2-3 days to xplain per telefon and email a crew that ha a auto reduce situation on a main engine. Finally they diverted the ship to Mauritius, the Tech flew down,,came aboard,,flipped a switch and went flew home,,total time with filling papers in 45 min on he ship. !!!!
company lost 3 days and flew out of the charter 2 month later ,,and all happened after the W-EU CE was taken off and the W-EU elctrician too because of too expensive.,, Nothing new on such matters,, but initial only the lower numbers are seen never the long term effect until it makes boom and then it is wanted for free when possible.