5 FOREIGN SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN THE UK DURING OCTOBER
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 5 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during October 2009 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
Latest monthly figures show that there were 5 new detentions of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during October 2009.The overall rate of detentions compared with inspections carried out over the last twelve months was 3.45% this is slightly up from Septembers’ twelve month rate.
During the month of October, 150 Port State Control inspections were carried out in the UK. A total of 39 vessels had no deficiencies raised against them, 78 had between one and five deficiencies, 24 had between six and ten deficiencies, 6 had between eleven and twenty deficiencies and there were 3 vessels inspected that had more than 20 deficiencies.
Out of the detained vessels, 2 were registered with flag states listed on the Paris MOU white list, 2 were registered with flag states on the black list and 1 was with an unlisted flag state.
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 October included:
A 1,494 Gt. General Cargo was detained in Rochester Kent because the emergency generator and the GMDSS Radio batteries were inoperative. The maintenance of the ship and equipment was not according to SMS. This was the third detention of this vessel since 2007.
SHIPS DETAINED IN OCTOBER 2009
Date & Place of detention: 01/10/2009 – Belfast
Vessel Name: LUGANO (Bulk Carrier)
GT: 12,578
IMO No: 9244087
Flag: Switzerland
Company: Massoel Meridian Ltd
Classification Society: Bureau Veritas (BV)
Recognised Organisation: Bureau Veritas (BV)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Bureau Veritas (BV)
Summary: 16 deficiencies 9 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Belfast for 4 days because there were major non conformities in the maintenance; documentation; resources & personnel; plans for shipboard operations and emergency preparedness. Deficiencies included the rescue boat was not ready for immediate use, the steering was disconnected and seized, the electric start was disconnected, the aft buoyancy tank was full of water and the righting bag was lashed down. The embarkation ladders – rope at hard eyes was rotten; the vessel familiarisation was poor and the chief officer was unable to identify the davit launch or throw over rafts. Other deficiencies included; 2 lifebuoy lights were not working and the port and starboard rescue boats davit slewing limit switches were seized.
The vessel was released on 04/10/2009.
Date & Place of detention 05/10/2009 –- Newport
Vessel Name: B. INDIA (Bulk Carrier)
GT: 25,742
IMO No:8204016
Flag: Panama
Company: Portunato C & Srl
Classification Society: Lloyds Register (LR)
Recognised Organisation: Registro Italiano Navale (RINA)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) Lloyds Register (LR)
Summary: 21 deficiencies 2 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Newport because the fire and abandon ship drills carried out showed lack of emergency preparedness by the ships’ crew and officers. A major non conformity was identified in respect of the maintenance of ship and equipment, which was not according to SMS.
Deficiencies included; no records of rest on board for the master; the emergency generator was not operational under load; the surveyors’ identity was not requested when they boarded the vessel; the fire main was holed and hydrants leaking. In addition there were cockroaches in the galley; the meat room temperature was not as required and the fish room was not operational, also there was no hot water available in the galley.
The vessel was still detained at 31/10/2009.
Date & Place of detention: 07/10/2009 – (Silvertown)
Vessel Name: CHRISTINE O (Bulk Carrier)
GT: 18,070
IMO No: 9116137
Flag: Antigua & Barbuda
Company: Meridian Marine Management
Classification Society: Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
Recognised Organisation: Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
Summary: 41 deficiencies 7 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Silvertown for 14 days because the starboard lifeboat was inoperative; the ballast, fuel and other tanks had inoperative valves; there were a number of toilets that did not flush and the emergency lighting, batteries and switches were inoperative. Other deficiencies identified included: the engine room and galley fire detectors were masked; the saveall drain hole bolts were missing; the emergency generator was not holding the load; the tank gauge valves were held open in the engine room and steering gear flat. A major non conformity was identified in respect of the maintenance of ship and equipment, which was not according to SMS.
The vessel was released on 20/10/2009.
Date & Place of detention: 14/10/2009 – Rochester
Vessel Name: DANA 1 (General Cargo)
GT: 1,494
IMO No: 7310973
Flag: Georgia
Company: JSG Frim.
Classification Society: Shipping Register Ukraine (SRU)
Recognised Organisation: Shipping Register Ukraine (SRU)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Shipping Register Ukraine (SRU)
Summary: 37 deficiencies 6 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Rochester for 12 days because the emergency generator and the GMDSS radio batteries were inoperative. Major non conformities were identified in respect of the emergency preparedness; the maintenance of the ship and equipment and the crews’ lack of familiarity with the ship. Deficiencies identified included: the port lifeboat could not be launched; manlines port and starboard were rotten; the escape ladder was missing from the generator room and the galley fire extinguisher was empty. In addition the galley was dirty; the grease traps missing and the ventilation dirty; the portside main deck was slippery and the hydraulic hatch controls were leaking oil.
This vessel, which had been previously detained in 2007 and 2008, was released from the current detention on 25/10/2009.
Date & Place of detention: 19/10/2009 – Southampton
Vessel Name: VINALINES GLORY (Oil Tanker)
GT: 30,042
IMO No:9337303
Flag: Vietnam
Company: Thome Ship Management
Classification Society: Det Norse Veritas (DNV)
Recognised Organisation: Det Norse Veritas (DNV)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Vietnamese Register of Shipping (VRS)
Summary: 16 deficiencies 5 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Southampton for 5 days because the maintenance of the ship and equipment and the resources and personnel were not according to SMS. A major non conformity was identified in respect of these issues. Deficiencies included: the secondary means of starting of the emergency generator was inoperative; the pressure gauges at the emergency fire pump were inoperative; and the portable fire extinguisher used for stand by during loading operations was discharged. In addition senior officers had not undergone formalised Amos training and were unable to quickly find relevant inspection and maintenance records and instructions for the life - saving and fire fighting equipment.
The vessel was released from detention on 23/10/2009.
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