Coaling/Bunkering an Ocean Liner

Have you ever wondered how all that coal gets onboard an ocean liner before a voyage? It's a complex process and takes place over the course of many, many hours or even days and I don't envy those who did the work.

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Sources:

"RMS Titanic: Owner’s Workshop Manual" produced by Haynes

"The Only Way to Cross" by John Maxtone-Graham

"Down Amongst the Black Gang" by Richard de Kerbrech

"Titanic Hero: the Autobiography of Captain Rostron of the Carpathia" by Arthur Rostron (originally published as "Home from the Sea")

"Oceanic: White Star Line’s ‘Ship of the Century’" by Mark Chirnside

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