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From: Russ
Location: Las Vegas
email: COGIT8R@aol.com
Remote Name: 207.200.116.135
Date: 05.01.08
Time: 01:52:32 AM
I can't speak to today's self unloaders because I sailed on straight deckers. However, if we were unloading pellets and our next cargo was grain, 100.0000% of the pellets were removed. We would remove as much as we could with the shore-side equipment. When the dock crew finished, the deck crew would enter the hold to clean out the corners and sweep up what we could. This material was shoveled into 10-gallon buckets and hauled up on deck by hand(to be washed over board later). Next, we broke out the fire hoses to wash down the hatch coamings, tank tops and each cargo hold (top to bottom, front to back). These rinsings were pumped out of the cargo holds. Next, corn chaff was liberally spread around the cargo holds to absorb any residual moisture. This material was swept up and hauled up to the deck (to be washed overboard later). At this point, the holds were inspected and any leaks in the side tanks were welded. When the holds were clean and dry, loading of grain was permitted to start. If we entered port with 20,000 tons of pellets, you would be hard pressed to find one pound after clean up.
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