Ice on hatches

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garbear

Re: Ice on hatches

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Guest wrote:
Guest wrote:I know ship personnel on steamers use steam to clear ice from hatches during winter operations, but how do they clear it on diesel powered ships?
Hot water. I have never heard of using steam for deicing, in my experience on Steamers we also used hot water.
In the 9 yrs. I sailed for USS/GLF we always used hot water.
Darryl

Re: Ice on hatches

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A diesel boat has a "donkey" boiler, a smaller boiler than on a steamer, to make hot water for de-icing and other functions.
Guest

Re: Ice on hatches

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Guest wrote:I know ship personnel on steamers use steam to clear ice from hatches during winter operations, but how do they clear it on diesel powered ships?
Hot water. I have never heard of using steam for deicing, in my experience on Steamers we also used hot water.
Guest

Ice on hatches

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I know ship personnel on steamers use steam to clear ice from hatches during winter operations, but how do they clear it on diesel powered ships?
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