Plugging the gap in maintenance

Lloyd?s Register has alerted ship owners to the problem of neglecting plugs on fuel delivery systems. In the worst cases, the neglect can result in machinery space fires. The classification society says that the loosening of threaded plugs has resulted in fuel spraying onto hot surfaces, such as an exhaust ...

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