Today the ship underwent a scheduled blackout. Electricity was turned off (including air conditioning) and volunteers were recruited to assist with the cleaning of the pipes which carry seawater onto the ship to cool fresh water which cools the engines. 
Periodically these pipes need to be cleaned as they become clogged with shells and barnacles. Embracing another opportunity to work in the engine room, we headed down to Deck 2 and suited up. Conditions were hot and humid, and the aroma one of a clam bake. We painstakingly inserted long wire bristle brushes into each of 1500 metal intake pipes which carry sea water onto the ship to dislodge any marine life.
Jeff the Welder
with the cooler panel of 1500 pipes
to be cleaned
Ginger, Dennis the Welder and myself hard at work
The moment the entire ship has been waiting for: Ginger restarts the Harbour Generator and electricity returns
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