That's amazing and specific experience, very cool!
One thing I noticed at the top of the article was that they used the steam as a source of fresh water as well, did subs do this too, when you worked on them?
One thing I noticed at the top of the article was that they used the steam as a source of fresh water as well, did subs do this too, when you worked on them?
Thankfully, we never had to use oxygen candles. Candles are effective only in a small closed space. That would have been a serious emergency.
Glad to hear you didn't have a situation to use one and does seem a very rare situation, but neat that there is a solid backup.
Worth noting that even in the vid, you have crew members of senior rank watching on as they have never seen it done before, which indicates how uncommon it's usage is.