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23rd July 2013, 05:25 AM
#11
One problem is the manner in which the containers are stacked. Get a fire started in one on the lower deck and it could do imense damage before it is noticed.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller
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23rd July 2013, 04:06 PM
#12
Maybe the Asylum Seekers in the Containers should be told, NO SMOKING!
Brian.
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24th July 2013, 03:45 PM
#13
I remember going up river at san fran to an explosives berth and loading 14 containers of the stuff problem is i cant remember what ship (was on both southland and welly stars sisterships on same run ) never had any fires but was amazing how fast the crew could move if you dropped a twistlock behind them even faster if it was one of them firecrackers bought in fiji i know i left a few brown trails behind me on deck that trip 
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