“TROJAN STAR”
TROUBLE WITH OIL FUEL. [FEB PBESB ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, May 16. Through thick fuel oil in her bunkers congealing, and setting so hard (hat her boilers were scarcely being fed, the “Trojan Star” put back, after being nearly a week out from Auckland for London, via, Panama, and she arrived here this morning. ft is thought that the bunkers might have been affected by the proximity of the refrigerating apparatus, but until an expert investigation has been made, no definite statement can be made. The vessel’s boilers are fitted for either coal or oil. She came out on coal, and transferred to oil fuel before leaving Auckland. LATER. About 600 tons of Diesel fuel oil was pumped into the Trojan Star’s oil bunkers to-night. It is hoped this lighter oil would mix with the vessel’s own fuel oil, liquifying it sufficiently to enable the pumps to supply it to the furnaces at normal pressure. Experiments with this mixture were carried out to-night, and were stated to be proving fairly satisfactory. These trials will be continued to-morrow, when it is hoped completely satisfactory results will be obtained.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 17 May 1934, Page 2
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