"DSK" wrote in message
. ..
. But you haven't seemed to grasp the fact that navy
ships and commercial ships do not "leave their engines running" while in
port.



JAXAshby wrote:
of course they do, on anchor, which is the basis of the clown's claim
prior.

As a former ship's engineer, I can assure you for a fact that they do
not. At least, not in the real world. I don't have the experience to say
what they do in JaxWorld.

DSK


The only engine running is the gen set. Big gen set, but just a gen set.

The only engine running is the gen set. Big gen set, but just a gen set.


of course. ships at anchor sit there waiting and waiting and waiting for a
storm to hit, their propulsion system flat dead and needing four hours to bring
up to usable speed.