Spirit's generator room location

[grk]

Please pardon my lack of knowledge, but exactly where on the vessel is the generator room where the incident occured located? I know some vessels had these facilities up the funnel housing or nearby, and others deep down in the hull. I've not had a good walk around either of these ships while they are in the drydock, so any help would be appreciated. Thanks-grk

[Kam]

The main generators are typically located below decks in the engineering spaces. The standby or emergency generators are typically located on the highest level of the ship, often in a room at the base of the funnel.

If the engine room is flooded and main generators go out the emergency generator is far above the waterline and can provide power for lighting, bridge equipment, evacuation equipment, fire pumps, etc, right up to the last minute.

This also provides isolation of the emergency equipment in the event of an engine room fire. As it turns out this worked in reverse for the spook ;-)

If I’m not mistaken, on most of the ships, the emergency generators are run during docking and undocking to provide continuous power to navigation/steering equipment in the event of a blackout during critical maneuvers.

[ferryfan]

it's on deck 0, just aft of the MCR

[ferryrider42]

As mentioned before, the news release from BC ferries indicates the 'stand-by' generator caught on fire.

Walking around this vessel, I recall a door just below the funnel labeled 'emergency generator'. In the picture below you can just make out the door on the top deck. It is right in front of the grates below the funnel. I assume this is where the fire was located, but have no way to confirm that this is the actual generator to do so.

[Ferryman]

I'm no engineer, and am barely familiar with the Spirits. But what I've been told, it was not the generator below the funnel. That is the "Emergency Generator". The four main engines are all connected to two generators, which power everything that requires electricity on the vessel. A third separate generator that is just aft of the two generators in a separate room, which is the supposed "Standby Generator". This generator automatically fires up when the demand for electricity has increased. Now this fire started just as the vessel was preparing for its first departure of the day, so there's all sorts of things being turned on to get the vessel ready, such as all of the cafeteria equipment. Of course we don't know exactly what caused the generator to burst into flames, but this would give a little better idea to the scenario at the time. Looking forward to any TSB or BC Ferries investigation reports....if any are released.

[NMcKay]

if its anything like what happened at my old work when our emergency generator fired up. the rad leaked... caused the engine oil to heat up... and then burst into flames.... it was quite interesting to hear about