02JUN2018

Location: Gulf of Mexico, south of Pensacola, FL and pulling into Tampa, FL;

Events: During the 1^st watch, the lead tankerman and I began replacing some worn out safety chains on the barge handrails. During lunch we had an engine room fire drill, rolled out all the hoses and charged them up. We pulled into Tampa early into the 2^nd watch and prepared to tie up at the terminal and while trying to run out a breast line, the drive chain on the aft, #3 barge wench busted, much to the chagrin of the lead tankerman. We didn’t have a way to repair or replace it so we had to use a soft line tie off instead.

Things learned about vessel/barge: Barge familiarization.

Classroom information application(s): Seamanship 1 STCW.

Supplemental Information: The guys back on the boat caught a 5 ft. wahoo during the afternoon, which was a source of some cheer as it had been the 1^st one caught in 2 years.

Rules of the Road Scenarios? Passing and Crossing in a Channel