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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Fire main
A sea water supply system for fire hydrants. It consists of sea inlets, suction piping, fire pumps and a distributed piping system supplying fire hydrants, hoses and nozzles located throughout the vessel.
Launching
The transfer of a ship from land to water. The traditional launching is the sliding of a ship by its own weight into the water down inclined launch ways.
Ro-ro carrier SPAARNERBORG
Built by Flender Werft at Lubeck, the 12,500dwt SPAARNERBORG is an innovative ro-roship; designed to carry paper and card supplies in specially-manufactured 90t Stora Enso cargo units (SECU).