Author: Martin Leduc

Transport Canada and Australian Marine Safety certified Marine Engineer, over 25 years experience sailing professionally on commercial ships all over the world. Creator and editor of www.dieselduck.net. Father of three, based in Nanaimo, British Columbia.

October 20, 2007

HMS Somerset Blog

I just came across a Blog that would interest anyone who went to sea or was in the Navy. It is written by the CO of the HMS Somerset, a British frigate. The CO tends to write in cliches which is annoying, but it is a fascinating look at a way of life that most of us will never see....

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October 20, 2007

Dr. Diesel would be proud…

Came across this little bit of press release regarding the two biggest names in the Diesel engine business working together, along with many other well know partners, on improving efficiency of the prime mover in an environmental positive way. Here is the project’s website, and below is the press release from Wartsila. Interesting project. ————————Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade & Technical Press...

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October 19, 2007

Savannah: A southern belle

I’m a diesel man, I like it big, loud, and rumbling. Don’t talk to me about antiquities and all that “how it use to be” shit. Ok, in my old age I am learning to appreciate the finer point of older machinery and the beauty and simplicity and of course the quietness of it all. One of the reason is...

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October 18, 2007

TSB, BCFC and Cannabis

Now I realize that the wheels of TSB grind slowly, but this release from yesterday made me go Hmmm. A Board Concern that takes a year to release and concerns about possible cannabis use onboard by the crew on a Ferry. The same crew who is presumably manning another ship for the year it took for this Board Concern to...

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October 18, 2007

Arctic Oil Find

There’s oil under that ice… but it sounds like the boom years aren’t here yet. Devon Energy has no plans yet for Arctic oil findClaudia Cattaneo, Financial PostPublished: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 CALGARY — Devon Energy Corp. revealed yesterday it found a giant pool of oil in the Beaufort Sea two years ago when it was actually searching for natural...

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October 6, 2007

Better conditions for seafarers agreed to

Unions hail new seafarer conditions28 Sep 2007, Safety at Sea International LONDON 28 September – Satisfied maritime unions have celebrated changes to seafarers’ pay and conditions that will take effect from January. After painstaking talks that took them from Sydney to Tokyo to London, the International Bargaining Forum reached agreement yesterday on improved conditions for 70,000 seafarers of all nationalities...

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October 6, 2007

Sailing with the anchor on the bottom…

Windjammer fleet stranded03 Oct 2007, Safety at Sea International MIAMI BEACH 3 October – Windjammer Barefoot Cruises is on the brink of bankruptcy, with all cruises halted and crew stranded. After months of cash shortfalls as the company sought a rescue investor, Windjammer cancelled all sailings late last week. The company’s phone line now offers a recorded message referring to...

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October 5, 2007

DFO / CG Mismanagement Whistle Blowing

The Louis engine makes the news again. I am sure the ships staff wishes the Newspaper would actually do some investigative work and find something else to put in their articles as an example of CG mismanagement. Ottawa to probe DFO mismanagement claim Official investigation may result in wake of allegations made by whistle-blower By CHRIS LAMBIE Staff Reporter A...

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Martin Leduc on Escape from the Engine RoomFebruary 28, 2024
actually... after my watch rounds, i don't. I, and many active seafarers sailing at sea, thank you for the pity.…
Another foogle user on Escape from the Engine RoomFebruary 26, 2024
It's a fictitious film not real life what does it matter if it's heavily modified or international sea regulations blah…
Another foogle user on Escape from the Engine RoomFebruary 26, 2024
What's next the Black Pearl from Pirates of the Caribbean wouldn't float or it wasn't made from the correct timber
Another foogle user on Escape from the Engine RoomFebruary 26, 2024
Have you nothing better to do with your life than start pulling a fictional film apart you're quite sad I…
Falling through the cracks on Canada – Marine Personnel Regulation Proposed ChangesJanuary 28, 2024
I took the first Electro-technical Officer RO course in Canada in 2019. Between the training Institute and Transport Canada, we…