TWELVE FOREIGN FLAGGED SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN THE UK DURING APRIL 2012

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 12 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during March 2012 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

Latest monthly figures show that there were two new detentions of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during April 2012 and ten vessels remained under detention from previous months. The overall rate of detentions compared with inspections carried out over the last twelve months was 3.31% this is slightly up from Marchs twelve month rate.
Out of the detained vessels four were registered with a flag state listed on the Paris MOU white list, six were registered with a flag state on the grey list none were registered with a flag state on the black list and two were unregistered.

1.In response to one of the recommendations of Lord Donaldsons Inquiry into the prevention of pollution from merchant shipping and in compliance with the EU Directive on Port State Control (2009/16/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 Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Where a ship is found to be deficient or lacks the required documentation, Maritime and Coastguard Agency 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 Thetis. 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 ships name, the flag state and the ships International Maritime Organization (IMO) number which is unchanging throughout the ships life and uniquely identifies it.
• Company.
• The company shown in the vessels 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 April included:

A 7,367 GT Refrigerated Cargo Vessel was detained because the vessels stability records did not show compliance with requirements and had not been calculated in accordance with the stability book.

SHIPS DETAINED IN APRIL 2012

Date and Place of detention: - 03 April 2012 Tyne
Vessel name: - Mikhail Srekalavoskiy (Bulk Carrier)
GT: - 16,253
IMO No: - 8131881
Flag: - Russia
Company: - Murmansk Shipping Co
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: -14 deficiencies 3 grounds for detention

The vessel was detained in Tyne for ten days because the starboard lifeboat davit was corroded through; the engine room deckhead was also corroded through and had been repaired with tape; the identified deficiencies marked ISM are objective evidence of a failure of the implementation of the ISM code. Other deficiencies identified included: the passage plan was not berth to berth; the engine room vent cannot be closed properly and securing devices for engine room hatches were seized; the hose on the extinguisher in the CO² room was disconnected; the paint locker extinguisher had no pressure and several extinguishers had over pressure.
The vessel was released from detention on 12 April 2012.






Date and Place of detention: 18 April 2012 Southampton
Vessel name: - Mogami Reefer (Refrigerated Cargo)
GT: - 7,367
IMO No: - 9184548
Flag: - Panama
Company: - Honma Senpaku
Classification Society: - Class NK (NKK)
Recognised Organisation: - Class NK (NKK)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Class NK (NKK)
Summary: -7 deficiencies two grounds for detention

The vessel was detained in Southampton for one day because the vessels stability records did not show compliance with the requirements and were not calculated in accordance with the stability book; and the passage plans were not in accordance with IMO resolution A (893) and the chart corrections for relevant charts had not been done. In addition other deficiencies identified were: some fire doors were hooked or tied back; engine room lifting equipment was being used with broken parts; and the lifejackets in the foscle were obstructed by loose equipment.
The vessel was released from detention on 18 April 2012.


DENTENTIONS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS

Date and Place of detention: - 08 March 2012 Belfast
Vessel name: - Union Moon (General Cargo)
GT: - 1,543
IMO No: - 8416839
Flag: - Cook Islands
Company: - Continental Shipping As
Classification Society: - International Naval Survey Bureau (INSB)
Recognised Organisation: - N/A
Recognised Organisation for ISM: - N/A
Summary: - five deficiencies three grounds for detention

The vessel was detained in Belfast following a collision with a cross channel ferry which caused significant damage to Union Moons bow. Following the collision the master was put into police custody for being in breach of the drug and alcohol policy. In addition there were various fire doors with inoperable latches. The vessel was still detained at 30 April 2012.

Date and Place of detention: - 20 March 2012 Thurrock
Vessel name: - River Spirit (General Cargo)
GT: - 794
Imo No: - 8420921
Flag: - Panama
Company: - Caribbean Ship Services
Classification Society: - Panama Maritime Documentation Services (PMDS)
Recognised Organisation: - N/A
Recognised Organisation for ISM: - N/A
Summary: - nine deficiencies three grounds for detention

The vessel was detained in Thurrock because the safe manning document was not fit for the intended voyage to Miami (USA), the minimum safe manning document did not show all the relevant members of the crew, the safety management certificate (SMC) was missing and the deficiencies identified as ISM are objective evidence or a serious failure or a lack of effectiveness of the implementation of the ISM code. In addition various certificates were missing: the Safety Equipment Certificate (SEC); the Safety Construction Certificate (Saf- Con); the Safety Radio Certificate (RAD); and the load line (ILL). The gangway did not have a safety net.
The vessel was still detained at 30 April 2012.


Date and Place of detention: - 26 March 2012 Aberdeen
Vessel name: - Star 1 (General Cargo)
GT: - 3,186
IMO No: - 8702862
Flag: - Panama
Company: - TMS Ship Management GMBH &Co
Classification Society: - LR
Recognised Organisation: - Lloyds Register (LR)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: - Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
Summary: - ten deficiencies two grounds for detention.

The vessel was detained in Aberdeen because there was one discharge valve in the engine room port bottom platform that was damaged and had been temporarily repaired, also there were cockroaches in the galley. Other deficiencies identified included: the Safety Equipment Certificate (SEC) expired on 11 March 2012; the masters Certificate of Competency (COC) was not endorsed by the flag state; the gangway did not have proper handrails; the hospital bathroom was dirty and in an unsatisfactory condition and there was an oil leak from the N°2 generator which was being collected in a bucket.
The vessel was still detained at 30 April 2012.


Date and Place of detention: - 26 March 2012 Kyle of Lochalsh
Vessel name: - Sordyroy (Well Boat)
GT - 611
IMO No: - 6700652
Flag: - Norway
Company: - DBS Consultancy As
Classification Society: - N/A
Recognised Organisation None
Recognised Organisation for ISM: - Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
Summary: - 21 Deficiencies one ground for detention

The vessel was detained in Kyle of Lochalsh for 11 days because the identified deficiencies marked ISM are indicative of a serious failure of the implementation or lack of effectiveness of the ISM code. Other deficiencies identified included: the galley/mess fire door was tied open; the switchboard room fire door had a faulty self closure; the engine room access door was not self closing; there were no passage plans available ; there were no local charts available and the engine room fire alarm was smothered to make it silenced.
The vessel was released from detention on 5 April 2012.



Date and Place of detention: - 12 February 2012 Avonmouth
Vessel Name: - Seahawk (General Cargo)
GT: - 1,959
IMO No: - 8906250
Flag: - Barbados
Company: - Torbulk Ltd
Classification Society: - Lloyds Register of Shipping (LR)
Recognised Organisation: - Lloyds Register of Shipping (LR)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: - Lloyds Register of Shipping (LR)
Summary: - 8 deficiencies one ground for detention

The vessel was detained in Avonmouth for 54 days following an engine room fire and total loss of power. On releasing the anchor to prevent drift, the cable failed, the other anchor crown was missing and the vessel was towed to Avonmouth. The inspection revealed objective evidence of the failure of the implementation of the ISM code.
The vessel was released from detention on 5 April 2012

Date & Place of detention: - 1 November 2011 Marchwood Southampton
Vessel name: - Wadestone (Cargo Barge)
GT: - 274
IMO No: - 7830545
Flag: - Sierra Leone
Company: - Britannia Shipping Ltd
Classification Society: - Not Known
Summary: - Nine deficiencies seven grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Marchwood because the vessel had suffered serious hull damage resulting in the flooding of the forepeak tank space; the vessel had no valid certification on board from the flag state; there was no loadline certificate on board or approved stability book from the flag state. Other deficiencies were one crewman had no endorsement for equivalency on his certificate of competency; the master had no valid certification for the type of craft and the vessel had no passage plan.
The vessel was still detained at 30 April 2012.

Date & Place of detention: 10 October 2011 Portland
Vessel name: - Westwind II
GT: - 3,539
IMO No: 8515635
Flag: - Panama
Company: -Reederei Karl-Heinz
Classification Society: - Turku Lloyd (TL)
Summary: - 16 deficiencies 16 grounds for detention

The vessel was detained in Portland because it did not have valid certificates on board; the main engine did not have guards around moving parts; some fire fighting equipment had corroded wires securing the fittings; lifeboat boarding ladder ropes were rotted and unsafe; identified deficiencies were objective evidence of a serious failure or lack of effectiveness of the implementation of the ISM Code.
The vessel was still detained at 30 April 2012.

Date and Place of detention: - 8 November 2010 Birkenhead
Vessel Name: - MOST SKY General Cargo
GT: - 1,972
IMO No: - 9389370
Flag: - Panama
Company: - ER Em Denizcilik
Classification Society: - Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS)
Summary: - 12 deficiencies four grounds for detention

The vessel was detained in Birkenhead because the engine room was very dirty, there were fuel oil leaks and a major non conformity was identified with respect to the lack of maintenance of the ship and equipment. Other deficiencies identified included: the crew/officers records of rest were not signed; the crew accommodation was no longer provided with steam heating; the galley needed cleaning; there was insufficient fruit and vegetables on board; the crew showers and toilets were dirty and the shower curtains missing and the laundry washing facilities were inadequate. In addition the lifejacket lights were out of date; the aft deck was slippery underneath the deck generator and several fire doors were tied open.
The vessel was still detained at 30 April 2012.

Date and Place of detention: - 9 September 2011 Liverpool
Vessel Name: - DYCKBURG
GT: - 3,660
IMO No: - 9195913
Flag: - Antigua & Barbuda
Company: - Werse Bereederungs Gmbh
Classification Society: - Lloyds Register of Shipping (LR)
Recognised Organisation: - Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
Summary: - 17 deficiencies one ground for detention

The vessel was detained in Liverpool because there were a large number of Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) related deficiencies which were objective evidence of a serious failure or lack of effectiveness of implementation of the ISM code on board the vessel. Other deficiencies identified included: the main engine was defective; also the engine room was very oily in some areas; the five year service on the immersion suit in the engine room had expired; there was no evidence that the freefall lifeboat had been manoeuvred in the water within the last 3 months also there was no evidence that the freefall lifeboat had been freefall launched within the last 6 months; in addition the deck officer was not familiar with launching the starboard life raft by davit.
The vessel was still detained at 30 April 2012.


Date and Place of detention: 4 March 2010 – Lowestoft
Vessel Name: - CIEN PORCIENTO (General Cargo)
GT: - 106
IMO No: - 8944446
Flag: - Unregistered
Company: - Open Window Inc
Classification Society: - Unclassed
Recognised Organisation: - Not applicable
Recognised Organisation for ISM: - Not applicable
Summary: - 30 deficiencies seven grounds for detention

The vessel was detained in Lowestoft because the main fire pump was inoperative and there was no alternative fire pump outside the machinery space. There were insufficient liferafts, the sanitary water system was inoperative and there was no fresh running water to the galley, pantry and shower room. There were no nautical publications and charts were incomplete for the operational area.
Other deficiencies found were insufficient provisions for the intended voyage and medicines were out of date. In addition the following items were found to be missing:
distress flares; line throwing appliances; lifebuoys; life jackets with lights; immersion suits; satellite (Emergency Positioning Indicating Radio Beacon) (EPIRB); fire extinguishers and the fire hose nozzle.
The vessel was still detained at 30 April 2012.

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