Stresses on ship have been discussed here. A ship like other objects is subjected to both stress and strain, and since the size of the ship is large, they serve a great importance. Ship is subject to stress and strain because loading, buoyancy, weather and machinery. All of them have different effect on ship structure. It […]
Learn about how HRU fitted on Life raft works and what all the parts that make it. Read for detailed explanation here. HRU is the short form of Hydrostatic Release Unit, which is a sort of automatic releasing mechanism for the life raft in case the ship sinks. Let’s learn about it more. What is Hydrostatic Release Unit and Its […]
News is coming from Philippines that 2nd engineer with virus symptoms died on a cargo ship. Name of 2nd engineer is Aristone Calad, 65, a native of Deplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay. He was found dead in his bed. Investigation showed that he had symptoms of cold, cough and fever. His colleagues said that after cargo operations […]
