3 FOREIGN SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN THE UK DURING AUGUST
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 3 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during August 2009 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
Latest monthly figures show that there were 2 new detentions of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during August 2009 and 1 vessel under detention from previous months. The overall rate of detentions compared with inspections carried out over the last twelve months was 3.42% this is slightly down from Julys’ twelve month rate.
During the month of August, 161 Port State Control inspections were carried out in the UK. A total of 53 vessels had no deficiencies raised against them, 75 had between one and five deficiencies, 25 had between six and ten deficiencies, 7 had between eleven and twenty deficiencies and there was 1 vessel inspected that had more than 20 deficiencies.
Out of the detained vessels, 1 was registered with a flag state listed on the Paris MOU white list, and 2 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 August included:
A 1,675 Gt. container vessel was detained in Southampton as the vessel had been sailing with an open manhole cover on the double bottom sludge tank without the Masters knowledge, also the Chief Engineer, who had not informed the Master, did not know the reason why the tank was open and there were plastic hoses running in to the tank.
SHIPS DETAINED IN AUGUST 2009
Date & Place of detention 11/08/2009 (Southampton)
Vessel Name: CRILLON (Container Vessel)
GT: 16705
IMO No:9159854
Flag: Panama
Company: Multibank Marine Management
Classification Society: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK)
Recognised Organisation: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
Summary: 17deficiencies 3 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Southampton for 3 days because the manhole cover next to the oily water separator was open. The vessel had sailed with an open double bottom sludge tank without the Masters’ knowledge. The 3rd officer was not familiar with EPIRB testing and the Chief Engineer was not familiar with the safety management manual also he was not aware why the vessel was sailing with the open sludge tank and plastic hoses running into that tank. Other deficiencies identified included: a Panamanian endorsement for the Chief Engineer was unreadable, and the wording of a Panamanian endorsement for the 2nd engineer officer was not in accordance with STCW, in addition a portable fire extinguisher was missing next to the starboard accommodation door; the pressure cylinder for the fog horn had heavily corroded fastenings - three out four almost wasted and the gangway was found overhanging the water without bottom platform stanchions.
The vessel was released from detention on 13/08/2009.
Date & Place of detention: 20/08/2009 – Purfleet
Vessel Name: YARA GAS III (Gas Carrier)
GT: 2,198
IMO No: 7431698
Flag: Norway
Company: Larvik Shipping.
Classification Society: Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
Recognised Organisation: Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
Summary: 23 deficiencies 5 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Purfleet for 5 days because there were holes in the main fire zone funnel casing; the electronic charts were not up to date and had not been corrected since May 2009 in addition chart 1183 (Thames Estuary) had expired. Other deficiencies identified included: the international code of signals was not up to date; sailing direction 54 was missing and the bridge equipment departures check list was inadequate. 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 from detention on 24/08/2009.
DETENTION 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: 19 deficiencies 7 grounds for detention.
The vessel was detained in Lowestoft for 712 days 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 released on 31/08/2009 to go to an agreed repair port.
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