Wear and Tear....Denting on top of the ship

[Chris Thompson]

Here's one for the engineers/deck folks..... why are the upper casings around the funnel and top of the wheelhouse so damaged. Very noticeable in the photo below. I know that the area in front of the funnel was used as a crew sunbathing area....did human feet cause all that?

[Thomas Hypher]

Maybe something to do with ageing of the aluminium and it's exposure to the elements over the years?

[Andy Holloway]

Here's one for the engineers/deck folks..... why are the upper casings around the funnel and top of the wheelhouse so damaged. Very noticeable in the photo below. I know that the area in front of the funnel was used as a crew sunbathing area....did human feet cause all that?

These two areas were 'out of bounds' to sunbathers, due to the Penthouses/Engineers cabin/Wheelhouse below, although they were walked on by crew undertaking maintenance, ie painting etc.

[Rob Lightbody]

These two areas were 'out of bounds' to sunbathers, due to the Penthouses/Engineers cabin/Wheelhouse below, although they were walked on by crew undertaking maintenance, ie painting etc.

I walked here in Dubai in 2011 - I was told the metal was very thin, and was told exactly where I could walk.  Thin metal doesn't really stay perfectly flat, even without damage - is that it?

[Andy Holloway]

I walked here in Dubai in 2011 - I was told the metal was very thin, and was told exactly where I could walk.  Thin metal doesn't really stay perfectly flat, even without damage - is that it?

Yes there was a 'pathway' for essential users to follow.

By coincidence, seeing as we have this photo available, if you look at the aft satellite dish, to it's right as you look from above, port side of the ship, there is a square box. It was underneath this box that we found the 'E' stairway tapestries when they were 'vandalised'.

[Rod]

Min thickness of Aly used I thin was 3/8" Usually 1/2" and up. I would have said that and have never been told weathewise it was not safe to walk on, In terms I would say temperature while welding/operating. Temps if the plate is welded  say at 54degrees point a on the plate to point b on the stiffener when the 2 pieces of metal reached the same temp you had movement.
When big portions of plating, garbage room to door comes to mind, the plates area around were heated