And in NH

[All U Get]

Hi all,

Nice rescue by USCG in NH but what was the cause?

http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20150818/NEWS/150819098

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[MrBill_FLL]

end of link:

The vessel was taking on water through the shaft," said Petty Officer 2nd Class Craig Bren, a crew member from Station Merrimack River. "The crew stopped the leak, dewatered the vessel, and towed them back to port."

 

[All U Get]

If it was the packing gland, I wonder what kind.

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[Ralph Johnstone]

If it was the packing gland, I wonder what kind.

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I suspect there is only one type of seal that could leak that much water without a very slow slow and previous warning .

If it was that type of seal (which shall remain nameless), I wonder how the Coast Guard 'stopped the leak".

 

[kloudie1]

Sounds kinda like they failed the flex hose between the log and packing box.. A "twist off" kind of failure there would let in a lot of water and when the CG packed the log with something, they'd not be able to run the boat. One possible scenario..

 

[Tom G P-21]

FYI
The boat was towed back to Newburyport, the birthplace of the Coast Guard

http://www.customhousemaritimemuseum.org/about_us/coast_guard.php

 

[AnsleyS]

I bought a boat that had a drip-less gland and the vessel had not been moved for a couple of years. When we started her up to move to a yard to be hauled for the survey the gland ripped. The two plates had fused together and when the shaft turned the bellows ripped apart. A whole lot of water started pouring in. We broke the plates apart and wrapped rags, line and tape around the bellows to slow the leak to a manageable amount and continue.

The drip-less packing glands need attention. They are not leave and forget equipment.