01JUN2018

Location: Gulf of Mexico, south of Mobile, AL en route to Tampa, FL;

Events: During the 1^st watch the lead tankerman and I cracked open the forward capstans inspection plate to try and identify where the leaking fluid was coming from. The basin was full of about 3 gallons of water and hydraulic fluid residue, and we found a small hydraulic line sitting in there, unconnected from anything. After some testing and investigating, we could not confirm the source of the leaking fluid but thought it may be coming from inside the capstan barrel itself, which is a whole nother monster to tackle. The 2^nd watch was low key, we didn’t have any tasking for the night.

Things learned about vessel/barge: How to inspect and service a capstan

Classroom information application(s): Engineering Familiarization

Supplemental Information: It was a pretty easy day, kind of bummed we couldn’t deduce what the issue was with the capstan, we will be keeping an eye on it when we dock up in Tampa tomorrow.

Rules of the Road Scenarios? None Observed.