Andy made an alarming discovery. Suspicious oozing noises emanating from the ballast tank meant that it needed to be emptied. The ballast tank sits directly over the propeller shaft. On close inspection it seemed that the tank was strewn with spaghetti strands of grease. CSI Bailey deduced that the grease had come from the corroded stern tube greasing pipe and this meant that the propeller shaft had probably not received any grease during our entire trip (despite Andy’s diligence in filling and turning the greaser at all times). Immediate action necessary.
Andy emerged victorious after several incredibly mucky and greasy hours in a cramped corner of the engine room.
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