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Post by princessofvanfan on Aug 6, 2009 16:06:01 GMT -8
Can anyone tell us why BCF has, over the years, kept covering the car deck windows, or side openings, on the C class ships.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 6, 2009 16:47:41 GMT -8
Can anyone tell us why BCF has, over the years, kept covering the car deck windows, or side openings, on the C class ships. I think it is to control / contain a ship fire. Less chance of flames spreading to other decks through open windows. Or maybe it's to keep flames from reaching the passenger evacuation chutes? |
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Post by princessofvanfan on Aug 6, 2009 19:05:44 GMT -8
Hmm. What about the portholes on the older vessels? The Coho still has hers. It seems like an unnessesary thing to do, not to mention the added weight.
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Post by Nick on Aug 6, 2009 19:32:02 GMT -8
Flugel Horn is right, most of those windows were covered up to prevent flames from shooting out and melting/burning the evacuation chutes and/or slides.
I'm pretty sure the Coho doesn't have the same evacuation system as the various BCF vessels, so that might explain why she still has portholes. Also, the Coho follows a completely different set of safety regulations, being an American based ship, and sailing on an international run.
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Post by WettCoast on Aug 6, 2009 20:12:15 GMT -8
Traditional port holes are less of an issue because they are covered with a thick pane of glass, and they are rather small. Nevertheless, all (I think?) BCF vessels that once had them, lost them maybe 25 years ago. This includes the original Spauldings and the QPR.
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Post by princessofvanfan on Aug 7, 2009 2:33:16 GMT -8
Right, but what I don't understand is why BCF, or anyone else, would bother removing and filling in portholes. Why?
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Aug 7, 2009 3:04:15 GMT -8
Right, but what I don't understand is why BCF, or anyone else, would bother removing and filling in portholes. Why? As Nick said above, if you observe the locations of most of the infilled window openings, you will see lifesaving gear located above them. The openings were covered over to reduce the likelihood of damage to the lifesaving gear in the event of a fire that required the evacuation of the ship. |
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