A photo taken by a colleague of mine during our short period on board GALP LEIXOES. I'm seen here shutting the starboard side cooling water inlet (can't remember if there's a better name to this valve, but I guess you know what this is. :)) as we were entering Setúbal.

I would like to apologise myself to SN Moderators, because this isn't exactly a photo of a vessel component or something like... but I found this photo so beautiful I wanted to share it with the rest of the community... :) This was my first sunset on board without being moored. We were cleaning ta

A very important component [aren't they all?], the oily water separator. IMO nb - 8001115 Flag - Portugal Home Port - Madeira Call Sign - CSBY Built - 1983 at Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal Type of vessel - Chemical Tanker Displacement - 18732 t GT - 12630 t NT -

The inner funnel access from the Engine Room and also Emergency Exit. There's also visible part of the gate crane and the a boiler which I cannot recall the ''technical'' name... It make use of the Main Engine exhaust gases. Photo taken on B deck, facing upper decks at stern. IMO nb - 8001115 Fla

The port side ladders on Engine Room. Photo taken on B deck, facing A Deck's port side. IMO nb - 8001115 Flag - Portugal Home Port - Madeira Call Sign - CSBY Built - 1983 at Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal Type of vessel - Chemical Tanker Displacement - 18732 t G

Another photo of the stearing gear, more accurately, the electric engine that runs the oil pump. Photo taken on B deck, facing starboard side. IMO nb - 8001115 Flag - Portugal Home Port - Madeira Call Sign - CSBY Built - 1983 at Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal Typ

Both 30 bar double stage Start Air Compressors. Photo taken on Deck below A Deck. Sorry, can't remember if there's a name for this deck. I call it now "0 Deck"... :/ IMO nb - 8001115 Flag - Portugal Home Port - Madeira Call Sign - CSBY Built - 1983 at Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo, Viana

The third and, behind, the second Diesel Generators. Photo taken on A deck facing port side. IMO nb - 8001115 Flag - Portugal Home Port - Madeira Call Sign - CSBY Built - 1983 at Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal Type of vessel - Chemical Tanker Displacement - 1873

The stearing gear. Photo taken on B deck, facing bow. IMO nb - 8001115 Flag - Portugal Home Port - Madeira Call Sign - CSBY Built - 1983 at Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal Type of vessel - Chemical Tanker Displacement - 18732 t GT - 12630 t NT - 5129 t LOA - 163,7

Hey! I'm not used to be caught on this side of the lens. I like my appearance better behind the camera... Crew member looklike, hun? (Jester) Posing for one of the two portraits I was taken during the two weeks on board GALP LEIXOES. (Thumb)

This is the GALP LEIXOES alarm panel, or at least this is the name I "gave" to it... The photo is a bit shaked because, as you all are aware of, ships roll and bounce, so this was the best I could do. When the ship is in port, the diesel tank or the ME oild upper level alarms are suppos

First, the injection regulator, followed by the telegraph and by the Engine Room - Bridge Control [over ME] switch... In the back there are some alarms and other switches of the ME, such as the turning gear and lub oil and cooling water pumps alarms or the auxiliary blowers on-off switch. On the lef

Top view of the ME of GALP LEIXOES, taken from the D deck. The tank onthe top right corner of the frame is the "compensation" (?) water tank for the ME. IMO nb - 8001115 Flag - Portugal Home Port - Madeira Call Sign - CSBY Built - 1983 at Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo,

The three Diesel-Generators of the Portuguese built and owned ship. The DG no. 1, on the left, was being overhauled. Photo taken from C deck facing bow. IMO nb - 8001115 Flag - Portugal Home Port - Madeira Call Sign - CSBY Built - 1983 at Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, P

Photo of the ships engine room taken from the B deck, from bow to stern. IMO nb - 8001115 Flag - Portugal Home Port - Madeira Call Sign - CSBY Built - 1983 at Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal Type of vessel - Chemical Tanker Displacement - 18732 t GT - 12630 t NT

The Engine Rooms are known for their fresh and dryness, like this thermometer can prove...

Underway to Leixões on slightly heavy seas... First experience on board and enjoyed everything. :) ... and didn't get sick. IMO nb - 8001115 Flag - Portugal Home Port - Madeira Call Sign - CSBY Built - 1983 at Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal Type of vessel - Tanqu