Ok, not familiar with those big engines. Was thinking of smaller diesel engines where the electrical starter was replaced with a *screaming* air starter......high pitched very loud roar of something prehistoric.
Ya..I remember hearing the semi trucks with air start. Cool. But the driver had better not have an air leak.
Anyway. The big sets most likely have the generator start the engine. They simply turn the generator into a electric motor for a bit till the engine fires. Then they switch back over to generation.
So..if they lost it..the whole works is kaput. I would NOT want to be that diesel engineer there at this time.
I lost my job because I was Bumped-no seniority. So I never had the chance to sail on the Great Lakes. Only managed to work in port on the thing.