Posted on 11/17/2011 4:33:31 PM PST by Zakeet
The US Navy's newest and mightiest nuclear aircraft carrier, the USS George H W Bush*, has been plagued by continual failures in its lavatories, according to reports. Sailors have been forced into increasingly desperate measures to relieve themselves.
The Navy Times, following up initial stories of the problems appearing on blogs, quotes members of the 5,000-strong ship's complement as stating that at times there hasn't been a single working head – as lavs are known at sea – anywhere aboard the entire mighty hundred-thousand-ton warship. Reportedly the Bush is fitted with no less than 423 thrones, but it appears that problems with the suction flushing system can easily knock out large numbers of these at once – or even all of them.
According to the NT's unnamed sources, crewpersons aboard the carrier have struggled to cope with the situation. It seems that desperate sailors must often hunt for long periods to find a functioning head, and if they do discover one there may be a lengthy queue. Some of the unfortunate matelots have apparently resorted to urinating in sinks or showers, or in some cases off the towering sides of the ship (parts of it are as high above the waves as a 20-story building). The latter is a risky practice, however, as it is against regulations: at least one sailor has been put under punishment for doing so.
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Naval commanders blamed the problems on inappropriate objects such as clothes or feminine hygiene products being flushed down the heads.
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Either fix it, or go after the contractor that built it, or go after those who screwed it up using DNA etc.
Don’t waste time whining about it, and don’t force the crew to deal with these problems. What is the problem with America?
That’s not what the poop deck is for?
All male Navy?
That worked for quite a while.
I love it when people are clever.
NNSBDD builds good carriers. These issues are caused from a GREEN mandate added to the problems the commanders stated. Back in the 1980's the ships commode discharge system on carriers was changed over to a system called CHT if I remember right. This was navy wide I think. The discharge unlike previous ships does not go directly out a discharge port. To unstop commodes before then it was fairly easy. You hooked a fire hose to the discharge of the commodes and use fire main pressure to unclog the line.
Is it possible this could be a form of intentional sabotage?
Plungers can’t work on a “Vac-U-Flush” system. Fem product will render that type of system usless “like yesterday” and stuffed up tighter than a frogs butt.
Drop it overboard.
So, how long will it be before the "diverse community" on board our warships have the opportunity to flush diapers.
You’re right about flow. Triple the flow and most of the problems will go away.
In other words, You used to be able to give the system a hose job.
Now the crew is hosed.
As far as females causing the problem;
No jokes about the ‘hoes’
Gonna hat myself, uh.......Bush’s fault?
Gonna hate myself, uh.......Bush’s fault?
There have been women on carriers for over a decade now. Are you suggesting that they have just started doing that? Sounds more like a design flaw in the plumbing system to me.
Who knew Mirosoft controlled the toilets?
I was on the Coral Sea for a while. We had a guy called the ‘mad-sh*tter aboard. He would leave turds all over the ship in the weirdest places.
He must have hit the Captain’s area on day. The Captain came on the 1MC for about 15 screaming mad yelling at the guy. As far I know they never caught him, but if they had, the Captain would have keelhauled him. lol
No, not all personnel, they don't.
Roughly the same system is used on many larger yachts. They accept pee, poo and paper just fine but drop a sting, dental floss or any thing that can get hung up on the seals or in the piping and you have Hell to pay.
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