Engine Room Tour - Page Three
These pictures constitute a virtual tour of the Engine Room of a modern containership, the M/V Horizon Anchorage. The small version of each picture is on this page. Just click on it or the highlighted text next to it to view it in a bigger format.
Unmask meThis is the front of the boiler burner. It is my favorite piece of metal on the ship. To me it looks like a mask from the future.
Push my curveOK, this section of water cooling piping takes second place in the art category. This is the control valve for the cooling water system.
Cool itThese large coolers stand almost 10 feet tall. They transfer heat between the Engine Room Cooling system and Salt Water.
LT PumpsLow Temperature Cooling pumps circulate the cooling water in the Engine Room. They are also physically quite large, perhaps about 7 feet top to bottom.
Push Here!These are the small salt water pumps for auxiliary use. We use this water for steam cooling.
This is the 220 pound halibut I caught last summer. All work and no play makes Bruce a dull boy.