A large ocean going cargo ship or freighter with a crude oil fuel system

摘要

A large ocean going cargo ship (1) with a hull (2) , an engine room (3) located inside the hull (2), and a large multi-cylinder self-igniting internal combustion engine (4) received in the engine room (3). The large multicylinder self-igniting internal combustion engine (4) is provided with a fuel injection system for delivering fuel to the cylinders. The cargo ship (1) is provided with a crude oil fuel supply system that supplies the fuel injecton system with fuel in the form of crude oil. The ship is provided with a pressurized crude oil bunker tank (10) with a fuel outlet that that connects to said fuel injection system and with a source of inert gas (19) connected to said crude oil bunker tank (10) for inerting the space inside the crude oil bunker tank (10) that is not filled with crude oil.