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minus-squareshaun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-25 months agoThe emergency generator for all vessels is typically tiny compared to the standard generators (of which you have multiple, maybe 4 on this ship). It’s basically just there to keep the emergency lights on and any other equipment you need to work to get everything else back up and running.
minus-squareProfessorScience@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoS’pose that’s fair. It does seem odd that the report would say the generator was “not configured” to power the ship, rather than not capable of it.
minus-squarePeppycito@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoBoth of those can be true, no? It was not capable to power the ship because it was not configured to do so.
minus-squareProfessorScience@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoMaybe. But can it be configured to power the ship? If so why wasn’t it?
The emergency generator for all vessels is typically tiny compared to the standard generators (of which you have multiple, maybe 4 on this ship).
It’s basically just there to keep the emergency lights on and any other equipment you need to work to get everything else back up and running.
S’pose that’s fair. It does seem odd that the report would say the generator was “not configured” to power the ship, rather than not capable of it.
Both of those can be true, no? It was not capable to power the ship because it was not configured to do so.
Maybe. But can it be configured to power the ship? If so why wasn’t it?