Originally Posted by 33outlawsst

could of been the caterpillar propulsion drive system failure

Originally Posted by phragle

The Bob Straub cam reverted with dry exhaust

Originally Posted by Marginmn

I was a Gas Turbine Tech in the Navy - even pre-commished a cruiser at Bath Iron Works where this ship was built.

What shut this ship down was the most feared casualty to the main propulsion system that can happen: FUD (Fuk... Up Debris) in the main Reduction Gear Lube Oil System. The snipe on watch probably discovered it when he was cleaning the lube oil purifier soon after the ship got underway - a task I did so many times while I was in watch in the engine room. Not sure if the reduction gear locked up or if they just kept finding shavings and shut it down before the inevitable.

The main reduction gear is kept under lock and key because it would be so easy to incapacitate the ship by throwing something in there and in 99% of cases if something does go wrong with the reduction gear it's beyond the capacity of the ships personal to fix it. That's a job for the shipyard and the boys at Western Gear. http://youtu.be/YLQW2QJ_fzQ

Originally Posted by Brandonb_05

All good guesses but obviously the problem was the wrong engine oil was used. Only if they were OSO members they would have known the proper oil to use.

Originally Posted by Speedracer29

Eff it, we're two pages into this and it snowed last night..... So.....

WHICH OIL IS THE CORRECT OIL ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????