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Re: LMSR Ablaze in Boston

John — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:15:50 -0000

Will, I heard the crew did an excellent job extinguishing the fire and she got back in service with little delay.

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Will McCracken — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:04:22 -0000

Any updates on the Sisler? She is a beautiful ship.

Will.

Re: LMSR Ablaze in Boston

Phil — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:30:54 -0000

At the moment this is the fault of the yard doing hotwork in the dock with no fire watch inside the vessel. It ignited fuel filters and rags in the steering flat and destroyed the steering stand, aft vector drives, sprinkling pump X-fmr, and melted all wiring in the space. The ship was due to leave the yard on the 20th, but it will not be going anywhere soon.

Re: LMSR Ablaze in Boston

John — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:27:05 -0000

Thanks for the "insider" info Joe. I agree a Bravo Zulu sounds well deserved.

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Joe — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:56:28 -0000

There are actually 8 of these types of ship. They are the Charlton, Sisler, Soderman, Watson, Watkins,Red Cloud, Pomeroy and the Dahl. They are referred to as " The Watson Class LMSR's" since the Watson was the first hull laid of the eight. They differ from the Bob Hope class in many ways, maily the propulsion. The Bob Hopes are diesel powered while the Watson class is Gas Turbine Powered. I have worked on these vessels and let me tell you, it is amazing that the fire was contained. This area is immedialtely aft of the engine room and adjacent to a chemical storage room. Bravo Zulu to the ship's crew andfire fighters who responded to the scene. It goes to show you the importance of properly executing a hot work permit and having a stationed firewatch, sometimes in more than one location.

Re: LMSR Ablaze in Boston

John — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:33:29 -0000

Good info, thanks Jim.

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Jim Sisler — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:18:37 -0000

USNS Sisler is T-AKR 311, part of the T-AKR 310 series medium roll-on/roll-off ships. T-AKR 310 is the USNS Watson. The USNS Sisler was one of 7 of these ships made by the National Steel and Ship Building Company (NASSCO). Since T-AKR 300 was the USNS Bob Hope, sometimes the whole series of 19 ships has been called the Bob Hope class.

Re: LMSR Ablaze in Boston

John — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 08:10:43 -0000

Well thanks for the info John.... but it would be of much greater help if you told us what class vessel it was and maybe provided a link.

I'm pretty sure I got the picture right at least.

Re: LMSR Ablaze in Boston

john — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:51:50 -0000

Sisler is not Bob Hope Class Vessel. Picture is not Bob Hope class either. Ship is operated by Maersk Lines.