I was watching Extreme Evidence on Court TV yesterday, "Mystery on the Mississippi"
They were discussing the 763-foot freighter Bright Field which lost it's engine and, as a result, slammed into a hotel and a mall on the Mississippi River, causing $20 million in damage and 300 injuries, no fatalities fortunately.
The engine shut down due to a loss of oil pressure.
This is what they found:
1)The engine oil level was low
2)The oil filter was clogged with sludge
3)The pump started cavitating (presumably due to the low oil level and the clogged filter) and shut down
4)The backup pump's control was turned off so it could not take over
5)Oil analysis determined that the oil had a low flash point due to contamination with diesel fuel
They were discussing the 763-foot freighter Bright Field which lost it's engine and, as a result, slammed into a hotel and a mall on the Mississippi River, causing $20 million in damage and 300 injuries, no fatalities fortunately.
The engine shut down due to a loss of oil pressure.
This is what they found:
1)The engine oil level was low
2)The oil filter was clogged with sludge
3)The pump started cavitating (presumably due to the low oil level and the clogged filter) and shut down
4)The backup pump's control was turned off so it could not take over
5)Oil analysis determined that the oil had a low flash point due to contamination with diesel fuel