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I sailed on a container feeder vsl around the Gulf to India and Sri Lanka. Main engine was a clapped out Mitsubishi UE, liners all overworn, no spare rings or liners just the UBG as best we could find. First scavenge fires started crossing to India from Dubai. We probably had three and followed all the recommended procedures, slow engine, increased cyl lube, boundary cooling carefully allow to cool out, open up space carefully and clean gunk out etc. On the way from Colombo to Muscat we had 14 fires. Procedures changed fairly quickly and descended into to stop engine, identify unit with fire, open scavenge inspection port and shove fire hose in. Put fire out scrape rubbish out box and off again. A three hour stoppage changed to a half hour and get going and we never cracked a liner or damaged anything. Company never did give us any liners or rings whilst I was there and we did every unit at least once to try to keep her going.
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