From: jl@glen--canyon.com   
      
   On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:30:39 -0800, Buzz McCool   
    wrote:   
      
   >On 2/11/2026 7:56 AM, john larkin wrote:   
   >> Ships are most all diesels now. Steam plants are efficient but complex   
   >> and it's hard to get crews who can run them.   
   >   
   >I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing.   
   >   
      
   Steamships burn Bunker-c, which is about the cheapest hydrocarbon   
   available. It's stiff tar at room temperature. Nasty, stinky stuff.   
      
      
   John Larkin   
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