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The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced
today that four foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK
ports during September 2009 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
Latest monthly figures show that there were four new detentions
of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during September 2009. The
overall rate of detentions compared with inspections carried out
over the last twelve months was 3.05% this is slightly down from
August’s 12 month rate.
During the month of September, 179 Port State Control inspections
were carried out in the UK. A total of 39 vessels had no
deficiencies raised against them, 104 had between one and five
deficiencies, 29 had between six and 10 deficiencies, seven had
between 11 and 20 deficiencies. There were no vessels inspected
that had more than 20 deficiencies.
Of the detained vessels, three were registered with flag states
listed on the Paris MOU white list, and one was registered with
flag state on the black list.
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Notes to Editors
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 September included:
A 23,536 Gt. Bulk Carrier was detained in Southampton as the
MF/HF radio installation was inoperative; the abandon ship drill
was slow and uncoordinated, also the Safety Management System on
board had not been applied satisfactorily, with respect to the
maintenance; training and inspections.
SHIPS DETAINED IN SEPTEMBER 2009
Date & Place of detention: 02/09/2009 – Leith
Vessel Name: MURMANSK (Bulk Carrier)
GT: 18,964
IMO No:
8118140
Flag: Malta
Company: Koma Shipping
Services
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: three
deficiencies, one ground for detention
The vessel was detained in Leith for three days because the
forward end of the port lifeboat had heavy wastage in the keel
plates. Other deficiencies identified were two bunker air pipe
covers were holed and the port lifeboat grab lines were badly
perished.
The vessel was released on 04/09/2009.
Date & Place of detention 21/09/2009 –- Southampton
Vessel Name: BULK PACIFIC (Bulk Carrier)
GT:
23,536
IMO No:8009519
Flag: Malta
Company: Portunato C
& Srl
Classification Society: Registro Italiano Navale
(RINA)
Recognised Organisation: Registro Italiano Navale
(RINA)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Registro Italiano
Navale (RINA)
Summary: 19 deficiencies, eight grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Southampton for four days because the
MF/HF radio was not transmitting or receiving DSC or voice
signals; port and starboard embarkation ladders were severely
corroded and wasted and the lowest step of the port embarkation
ladder was chained and padlocked to the ships’ railing; in
addition the abandon ship drill was very slow and uncoordinated
and the officer in charge was unable to assert his command and
take control. Other deficiencies identified were; several
lifejackets were found with improperly attached lights; the
propeller shaft of the starboard lifeboat was bent; two floor
plates were missing in the starboard forward engine room and most
fire hoses were found to be incorrectly connected to the couplings
using jubilee clips 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 24/09/2009.
Date & Place of detention: 23/09/2009 – Bristol (Avonmouth)
Vessel Name: EMS (General Cargo)
GT: 3,766
IMO No:
9373199
Flag: Antigua & Barbuda
Company: Werse
Bereederungs Gmbh & Co Kg
Classification Society:
Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
Recognised Organisation: Germanischer
Lloyd (GL)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Germanischer Lloyd
(GL)
Summary: 9 deficiencies 2 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Avonmouth for eight days because
various items of the ships’ equipment had been out of order for a
substantial period of time and there had been no action taken to
resolve these problems. Reports to the company regarding the
malfunctioning of the equipment had not been dealt with or the
problems resolved. A major non conformity was identified in
respect of the maintenance of the ship and equipment and with
regard to the resources and personnel which was not according to
SMS. Other deficiencies identified included: the fuel tank of the
rescue boat was found to be empty; there was accumulated oil and
water mixture on the engine room tank top and the fire alarm was
inoperative.
The vessel was released on 30/09/2009
Date & Place of detention: 24/09/2009 – Hull
Vessel Name: CHEMSTAR KING (Chemical Tanker)
GT:
11,951
IMO No: 9161871
Flag: Panama
Company: Dongkuk
Marine Co Ltd.
Classification Society: Class NK
(NKK)
Recognised Organisation: Class NK (NKK)
Recognised
Organisation for ISM: American Bureau of Shipping
(ABS)
Summary: 16 deficiencies 1 ground for detention
The vessel was detained in Hull for three days because the crew
were found to be insufficiently trained and unfamiliar with the
free fall lifeboat and davit, therefore they were unable to
conduct safely, a simulated launch, abandon ship and lifeboat
recovery drills. Other deficiencies identified included: the fire
doors in the galley, the officers mess, and the crew laundry were
held open with hooks compromising the use of the self closing
devices. The embarkation ladder for the port side lifeboat had
rotten seizings and there was no evidence regarding the
identifying of hazards in respect of the launching and recovery of
the freefall lifeboat. In addition the bilge pump had a broken
handle and the gangway had a damaged stanchion socket – all safety
stanchions could not be rigged.
The vessel was released from detention on 26/09/2009.
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