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    Difficulty: Easy

    Time Required: Figuring out if you're running the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows 7 should only take a minute.

    Here's How:

    Click on the Start button and then Control Panel.

    Click on the System and Security link.

    Note: If you're viewing either the Large icons or Small icons view of Control Panel, you won't see this link. Just click on the System icon and then proceed to Step 4.

    In the System and Security window, click on the System link.

    When the System window opens, titled as View basic information about your computer, locate the System area below the oversized Windows logo.

    In the System area, look for System type among the other statistics about your computer.

    The System type will report either a 32-bit Operating System or a 64-bit Operating System.

    Important: There is no 64-bit version of Windows 7 Starter Edition.

    Now that you know if you're running Windows 7 32-bit or Windows 7 64-bit, you can be comfortable choosing the correct software and drivers for your computer.

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    Cable Penetrations Almost Did In The EMMA MAERSK

    BY FRED ON  DECEMBER 21, 2013
     
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    The Emma Maersk at Port Said, Egypt

    The EMMA MAERSK suffered a flooding incident in February as it was getting ready to transit the Suez Canal. As reported earlier, water entered the vessel through a damaged stern thruster. The flooding was initially contained in the shaft tunnel, however, the Danish Maritime Authority’s investigation report just released notes that once the pipe tunnel was full and the pressure equalized with the depth of the hull, the water found a weak spot, cable penetrations through the water-tight bulkhead.

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    According to the Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board (DMAIB),”the main technical sequence of events were a break-down of the forward stern thruster causing a major leakage into the shaft tunnel, a collapse of the watertight integrity of the bulkhead between the shaft tunnel and the engine room, primarily caused by non-effective cable penetration sealings and some undesirable properties of the bilge system and the emergency bilge suction from the engine room. Throughout the course of events, all officers and crew members were constantly disturbed and highly stressed by the sound of countless alarms, which made it extremely difficult to concentrate on the many challenges that appeared.”

    Simply put, penetrations are holes in a watertight bulkhead. A penetration can be to permit movement by crew, cargo (think car carriers), pipes, portholes, propeller shafts and electrical cables. Each kind of penetration has to be sealed, whether by a watertight door, shaft seal packing or other way. The sealing of the cable penetrations on the EMMA MAERSK were not able to withstand the water pressure of a flooded shaft alley.

    At about 2205 hours, a 3rd engineer, who was standing at the aft part of the main engine watching the situation develop, became aware that water unexpectedly began flowing from a 440 volt AC outlet at the port side of the engine room some five or six metres from the water-tight bulkhead.

    As the 3rd engineer investigated this unexpected scenario, he heard a sudden blast and saw one of four cable penetration sealings in the water tight bulkhead give way to the water pressure followed by a massive ingress of seawater. A few moments later, the other three cable penetration sealings also failed which resulted in an even larger ingress of water into the engine room.

    With a draught of approximately 15.1 metres, the entire space of the shaft tunnel and the emergency exit, leading vertically from the aft part of the shaft tunnel to the cargo hold, had been filled by seawater. The water pressure at the propeller shaft sealing and cable penetrations of the watertight bulkhead was therefore equal to a water column of appr. 8.9 metres (Note: 29 feet below sea level!).  - DMA Report

    The accident report is a great read and I dare say a must read for every engineer and Captain/Chief mate. I especially recommend reading the section covering the events in the engine room. Then read up on the section covering the sealing of the cable penetrations, or more appropriately covering how the cable penetrations were improperly sealed by using parts meant to seal for gas and fire, not watertightness. There is no telling how this accident might have ended had they been at sea. Congrats to the crew for dealing with a very dramatic incident.

    So how many of you are going to take a closer look at the cable penetrations on your ship the next time your sailing?

     

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    Semi-submersible Drilling Rig Sinks at DSME [iNCIDENT PHOTOS]

    BY ROB ALMEIDA ON  DECEMBER 28, 2013
     

    The Deepsea Aberdeen, a semi-submersible drilling rig being built for Odfjell Drilling, sank at the DSME shipyard in South Korea on Saturday.

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    via anonymous gCaptain contributor

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    via anonymous gCaptain contributor

    Up until its sinking at the pier, the Deepsea Aberdeen, a GVA7500-design semi-submersible was due for delivery in May 2014 and set to be relocated to the harsh environment West of Shetland on a long term contract for BP.  With an unknown amount of water damage, that schedule now appears questionable.

    “The rig has sunk and lies on the seabed by the quay. It is not submerged,” said Tor Henning Ramfjord, chief executive of National Oilwell Varco Norway. Reuters reports that their were 38 Ramford employees on the rig at the time of the accident, according to Tor Ramford. All were safe, he said.

    Update: The rig is currently sitting in a stable condition on the bottom next to the pier. The following images come from an anonymous gCaptain contributor.

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    This is a potentially significant setback for both Odfjell and BP as this particular rig had a 7-year, $1.2 billion contract attached to it.  Odfjell notes this is the largest contract they have ever been awarded.

    There have been no reports of injuries associated with this accident.

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    File Photo © Vladimir Toniæ

     

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    Stranded Alberta pair torch their car to keep warm 

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    BRYAN PASSIFIUME, QMI AGENCY

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    WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 01, 2014 04:34 PM EST  | UPDATED:  WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 01, 2014 05:49 PM EST
    1297509380144_ORIGINAL.jpg?quality=80&siFire crews from the town 230 km south of Calgary were called to a vehicle fire Dec. 28 on a rural road after reports of a burning car. (Fotolia)

    PINCHER CREEK, Alta. -- Stranded in the cold with no kindling?

    Don't set your car on fire, Pincher Creek RCMP advise.

    And if you have a cellphone, you might want to call for help before torching your car and belongings to keep warm.

    Fire crews from the town 230 km south of Calgary were called to a vehicle fire Dec. 28 on a rural road between Pincher Creek and the Piikani First Nation.

    There they found the smouldering remains of a Honda, along with the aftermath of a second fire in the middle of the road.

    A quick search of the area located the two occupants of the car at a nearby house.

    Pincher Creek RCMP said the pair were travelling home to Lethbridge, Alta., from Crowsnest Pass, Alta., overnight Saturday when they got lost on country roads east of Pincher Creek, eventually losing control and ending up in a ditch.

    With overnight temperatures dropping to around -15 C and fearing for their safety, the duo removed the crashed vehicle's seats and lit them on fire in the middle of the road, along with all of their personal belongings.

    When that fire went out, the two men decided to set their car alight.

    "They actually had two fires going," RCMP Cpl. Jeffrey Feist said.

    "Their car was completely consumed by fire. They lit their car on fire, because they thought they were going to freeze to death."

    In the morning, the two men discovered that they were within easy walking distance of a nearby house and set off to find help.

    Rising smoke from the burned-out hulk attracted the attention of a passerby, who called 911.

    Feist said both men had cellphones.

    The pair were taken to hospital where they were treated and released for minor burn and frostbite. One was arrested on outstanding warrants.

    Feist recommends motorists carry emergency supplies in their car, and to prepare for the worst when travelling in winter conditions.

    "We certainly don't recommend lighting your vehicle on fire to stay warm," Cpl. Feist said. "Stay inside your vehicle and call 911 if you can."

     

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    The FBI's wanted poster for Aubrey Lee Price



    A "dead" banker accused of a $21m wire fraud, who was thought to have committed suicide in 2012, has been arrested.


    Aubrey Lee Price, the 47-year-old who was wanted in connection with a multi-million dollar investment scheme in New York between January of 2011 and June of 2012, was pulled over by police in Brunswick, Georgia for his vehicle's illegally tinted windows.


    After questioning Lee Price over the offence, the police officers realised who he was and arrested him.


    The FBI said while Lee Price was a director of a southern Georgia bank, he had allegedly caused approximately $21m (£12m, €15m) of money belonging to a subsidiary of the bank to be sent to certain securities accounts.


    Price then allegedly falsely represented the account balances in the securities accounts to conceal his theft of bank funds or his trading losses.


    A federal arrest warrant was issued for Price in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, New York, on June 28, 2012, after he was charged with wire fraud.


    The FBI said Price disappeared after telling acquaintances that he had lost a large amount of money through trading activities, 


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