[AT] Fuel Oil vs. Diesel Fuel

[Don Bowen]

On 5/8/2011 8:56 AM, Bill Bruer wrote:
> Those points mean it can use lighter pumps in the
> boiler rooms and lighter equipment for underway replenishment.

I do remember Unreps.  I was on the Kearsage CVS33 in the late 60s as 
part of the air crew.  I worked the check crew for the helicopters and 
our station was just behind one of the weather decks used in Unreps so 
we could watch the whole thing.  One incident was with an Australian tin 
can.  They could only connect the forward hose and there were problems 
doing that.  We were admiring the Aussies running around in shorts, tee 
shirts and sandals when the hose connection broke.  The entire forward 
section of the can, the deck crew, and many on the open bridge were 
covered in thick black Fuel oil.  It was a mess.

Later in Pearl I fell in with some of the crew and they explained what 
happened, the connector was a little off in size.  We all had a laugh 
about the zeros getting their nice whites dirty then proceeded to 
attempt to drink each other under the table.  I went early.  Later I was 
invited onboard but we left for Japan before I could go.

-- 
Don Bowen           KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html