6 FOREIGN SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN THE UK DURING JULY
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 6 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during July 2009 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
Latest monthly figures show that there were 4 new detentions of a foreign flagged ship in a UK port during July 2009 and 2 vessels under detention from previous months. The overall rate of detentions compared with inspections carried out over the last twelve months was 3.45% this is slightly down from Junes’ twelve month rate.
During the month of July, 191 Port State Control inspections were carried out in the UK. A total of 61 vessels had no deficiencies raised against them, 98 had between one and five deficiencies, 23 had between six and ten deficiencies, 8 had between eleven and twenty deficiencies and there was 1 vessel inspected that had more than twenty deficiencies.
Out of the detained vessels, 2 were registered with flag states listed on the Paris MOU white list, 1 was registered with a flag state on the grey list, and 3 were registered with flag states on the black list.
1. In response to one of the recommendations of Lord Donaldson's Inquiry into the prevention of pollution from merchant shipping and in compliance with the EU Directive on Port State Control (95/21/EC as amended), the Maritime and Coastguard agency (MCA) publishes full details of the foreign flagged vessels detained in UK ports each month.
2. Inspections of foreign flagged ships in UK ports are undertaken by surveyors from the MCA. Where a ship is found to be deficient or lacks the required documentation, MCA surveyors can take a range of actions leading to detention in serious cases. The UK is part of a regional agreement on port state control known as the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MOU) and information on all ships that are inspected is held centrally in an electronic database known as SIReNaC. This allows the ships of flags with poor detention records to be targeted for future inspection.
3. Detained ships have to satisfy surveyors that remedial work has been carried out before they are allowed to leave port.
4. When applicable the list includes those passenger craft prevented from operating under the provisions of the EU Directive on Mandatory Surveys for the safe operation of regular Ro-Ro ferry and high speed passenger craft services (1999/35/EU).
Notes on the list of detentions
•Full details of the ship
•The accompanying detention list shows ship’s name, the flag state and the ship’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) number which is unchanging throughout the ship’s life and uniquely identifies it.
•Company
•The company shown in the vessel’s Safety Management Certificate or the party otherwise believed to be responsible for the safety of the ship at the time of inspection.
•Classification Society
•The list shows the Classification Society responsible for classing the ship and not necessarily the party issuing and/or carrying out surveys for certificates relevant to the defect found.
•Recognised Organisation
•The “organisation” - responsible for conducting the statutory surveys: and issuing statutory certificates, (on behalf of the Flag State).
•Defects
•The list gives a summary of the main grounds for detention and includes information where the ship has been released to sail to another port for repairs.
Vessels detained in July included:
A 5,613 Gt Ro-Ro Cargo vessel was detained in Sheerness because the monkey island deck was holed and had been repaired with GRP. The paint store deck head was holed and the battery room bulkhead was wasted and holed, as was the accommodation superstructure. A major non conformity was identified in respect of the maintenance of the ship and equipment and the number and nature of the deficiencies, 32 in total.
SHIPS DETAINED IN JULY 2009
Date & Place of detention: 29/06/2009 – Tilbury (This vessels’ details were omitted from Junes’ Press Release)
Vessel Name: ATALAS TERRA (Bulk Carrier)
GT: 20,456
IMO No: 8102737
Flag: Panama
Company: Blue Ocean Maritime Inc.
Classification Society: Lloyds Register (LR)
Recognised Organisation: Lloyds Register (LR)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Lloyds Register (LR)
Summary: 58 deficiencies 6 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Tilbury for 10 days because the hold doors were buckled and unable to be closed and the hospital bulkhead was wasted and holed. Other deficiencies identified included: the decking throughout the accommodation was unsafe and a trip hazard; there were holes in the handrails in various locations also the handrails were bent on the port side accommodation ladder; most of the exterior doors were unable to be opened save with a crow bar; there were excessive oil leaks from the crane for No 5 hold; and oil leaks from the hydraulic control valves in No 2 hold; in addition there were hydraulic oil leaks from forward deck machinery.
A major non conformity was identified in respect of the number and nature of the deficiencies
The vessel was released from detention on 8/07/2009
Date & Place of detention: 09/07/2009 - Erith
Vessel Name: DVINA (Other Cargo Vessel)
GT: 2,426
IMO No: 8866773
Flag: Russia
Company: JSC Enecs
Classification Society: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS)
Recognised Organisation: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS)
Summary: 10 deficiencies 5 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Erith for 9 days because the galley vent was holed below the damper and the hole had been taped over; the boat deck was severely corroded and holed as were the funnel and the accommodation block. Other deficiencies identified included; the lifeboat reflective tape had degraded; the records of rest were inaccurate and there was no gangway safety net between the shore and ship A major non conformity was identified in respect of the number and nature of the deficiencies which was against ISM Sec10.
The vessel was released from detention on 17/07/2009 for a single voyage to Latvia for repairs in the port of Riga.
Date & Place of detention: 10/07/2009 - Barking
Vessel Name: ALADIN (Other Cargo)
GT: 1,499
IMO No: 8128896
Flag: Cook Islands
Company: Global Marine Shipping Services
Classification Society: International Naval Surveys Bureau (INSB)
Summary: 17 deficiencies 6 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Barking for 10 days because the navigation charts were invalid and the notices to mariners were 5 weeks out of date, in addition the radio batteries for the reserve source of energy were not holding their charge. Other deficiencies identified included: a large bubble in the magnetic compass; the VHF DSC was unable to transmit/receive and the MF DSC antenna tuning unit earth broken. The lack of maintenance of the charts and bridge equipment was not according to SMS.
The vessel was released from detention on 19/07/2009
Date & Place of detention: 15/07/2009 - Sheerness
Vessel Name: JIGAWA II (Ro-Ro Cargo)
GT: 5,613
IMO No: 7702657
Flag: Panama
Company: Hakvoort Transport Shipping B.V
Recognised Organisation: Panama Maritime Documentation Services (PMDS)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Panama Maritime Documentation Services (PMDS)
Summary: 32 deficiencies 7 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Sheerness for 5 days because the accommodation superstructure was wasted and holed as was the battery room. The paint store deck head was holed; in addition charts had not been corrected to date – last corrected week 16. Other deficiencies identified included 2 fire doors on the main deck aft the closers were broken; there was no ILO signage; and paint was stored in the machinery space. A major non conformity was identified in respect of the maintenance of the ship and equipment; uncorrected charts and the number and nature of the deficiencies.
The vessel was released from detention on 19/07/2009
DETENTIONS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS
Date & Place of detention: 20/09/2007 - Lowestoft
Vessel Name: ST PIRAN (Other Cargo)
GT: 306
IMO No: 5085407
Flag: Sierra Leone
Company: Charter Shipping Inc
Classification Society: Phoenix Register of Shipping (PRS)
Summary: 18 deficiencies 6 grounds for detention.
The vessel was detained with a significant amount of oil leaking from the silencer drain soaking the exhaust manifold lagging of the main engine, causing an imminent fire hazard. There was no effective fire pump available due to the breakdown of the main engine, and the alternative submersible electric pump was not effective. Also the Aldis signalling lamp was out of order, the VHF radio installation had an incorrect MMSI number and the radio battery charger arrangement and power distribution were incorrect. Other deficiencies included: some inoperative navigation lights as well as improperly maintained emergency batteries and portable fire extinguishers.
The vessel was still detained at 31/07/2009
Date & Place of detention: 02/06/2009 - Falmouth
Vessel Name: Yeya 1 (General Cargo)
GT: 1,853
IMO No: 8700022
Flag: Belize
Company: Yeya Shipping Ltd
Classification Society: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS)
Recognised Organisation: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS
Summary: 7 deficiencies 1 ground for detention
The vessel was detained in Falmouth for 38 days because the rescue boat launching procedure was found to be extremely dangerous as the rescue boat davit winch and associated parts were broken, and the hydraulics faulty.
Other deficiencies identified included; distress flares were stored in a locker which had no key available and quick releases needed to be fitted to liferaft lashings. In addition the oil filtering equipment needed to be proved operationally and dirty oil /water was being retained on board instead of being put ashore; one lifejacket had an expired light and the master was advised to check all the other jackets.
This vessel which had been previously detained in September 2008 was released from the current detention on 09/07/2009.