Fire Drill
SS Petersburg
The ho-hum life of sitting alongside a pier and ,basically, awaiting orders is just fine with most, onboard the Petersburg! Standing an eight-hour watch and then doing some preventative maintainance during off-hours leads to somewhat of a productive day for me, as well. The time goes by smoothly and quickly and hours spent making ’rounds’ and tending to small chores makes for a safe ship.
Well, we’ve had our second Fire Drill and Boat Drill on Wednesday,and each time, we simulate a
fire in a region of the ship that offers some challenges and lower the lifeboats that are usually poised on either side of the “after-part” (or furthest towards the back) of the ship.
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