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2008-02-19 India-Pakistan

INS Jalashwa: US Navy confirms 3 gas leaks in other ships too

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Posted by john frum 2008-02-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Is hydrogen sulfide generated by the raw sewage or some form of sewage treatment?

Posted by gorb 2008-02-19 03:43|| 2008-02-19 03:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Both. Basically any place where anaerobic bacteria can get a foothold and grow.

Posted by bombay">bombay 2008-02-19 13:12|| 2008-02-19 13:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Observing the Snipes (usually HTs, Hull Technicians) working the CHT systems(that's what its called, honest), this airedale was pretty impressed by the regimen employed: full chemical suits, self contained or forced air breathing equipment, 2 man rule and first and foremost: a gas free engineer sniffed the worksite for oxygen levels and then continuously monitored. I would hazard a guess that there was a breakdown in protocol for this to happen to the USN ships; it might just be that no such protocol existed for India.

Posted by USN,Ret. 2008-02-19 14:32|| 2008-02-19 14:32|| Front Page Top

#4 USN,
Note that the USN deaths were yard workers, not active duty. The shipyards should have the same safety protocols (or even more stringent) that regulars do, but probably somebody cut corners, like you said.

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-02-19 18:45|| 2008-02-19 18:45|| Front Page Top

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