Companies should review the placement and labelling of fuel quick-closing valves and assess the operation of fire dampers, advises the Norwegian Maritime Authority. The recommendation comes following a fire on a Norwegian vessel.
During the incident, quick-closing valves were used to shut off the diesel supply to the auxiliary and main machinery. However, the control handles for the quick-closing valves for the emergency generator were located in the same cabinet, Continue reading “Fire damper location importance highlighted in circular”
Well, who wouldn’t want to take a trip down the river in their very own floating hot tub. Sounds like a great and rather cool idea to me. And now you can add San Francisco to the list of cities offering hot tub rides through its scenic waters. This seems to be part of a larger trend as last winter the City of Chicago made headlines by offering holiday hot tub tours down the Chicago River.
