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Originally Posted by au3xr6
bunker oil is a name that is commonly used for it but it's correct name is heavy fuel oil. If I never see this stuff again it will be too soon it's a pain to clean off and it stinks
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Bunker(s) are nothing more than the name given to a ships fuel tanks which can hold coal, diesel or heavy fuel oil(HFO), dependent on the propulsion type. (Not so much coal these days)
A point to note, some ships carry bunker Diesel/HFO AND cargo Diesel/HFO, it’s important for the loading and unloading to know which is which...
Also when replenishing (topping up the fuel tanks) it's called bunkering...