Monday 15 July 2013

MID SEA REFUELING

WE KNOW MID AIR REFUELLING , BUT DO WE KNOW MID SEA REFUELLING ?



Most of us know how mid air refueling is done . But has anyone wondered how do huge ships sailing in



the sea get their fuel from , or how they refuel their tanks .



Majority of the ships cant waste time being at the harbor and refueling . Especially during wars , War



ships cant afford to come back to port or harbor to refuel .



In this case , The war ships usually have a tanker ship or replenishment ship which is an auxillary ship



which carries large amount of fuel .This is also a main factor of determining the strength of a country’s



navy .



Most of the merchant ships refuel in the open sea . Sea have submerged pipelines and the merchant



ships get easily refueled by connecting to the pipelines . This reduces the time to harbor the ship , port



cost and many more ….



The major disadvantage of fuelling in the sea leads to the pollution and Is very hazardous to the marine



life . The number of pipelines under the sea are increasing at such a pace that in a few years the



pipelines will be running over each other .



S MD AQTHAR

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