Posted by Andrew Craig-Bennett on May 22, 2007 at 21:54:58 from 195.93.21.70 user ACB.
In Reply to: Re: The Cutty Sark - The ship that died of shame. posted by Peter H on May 22, 2007 at 18:32:25:
I was a guest of Lloyd's Register of Shipping at the Seatrade Awards dinner last night. The comments from the shipowning company guests on the table were pretty ripe - we had all of us drydocked a good few ships for repair.
You never, ever, disconnect a sprinkler system, if one is fitted, as they commonly are on passenger ships. You ensure that shore water is connected to it at adequate pressure.
You always have a Permit to Work system for hot work - welding, cutting and grinding in addition to using blowtorches for paint stripping.
You always, always, have a 24 hour fire watch.
This was incompetence.