FIVE FOREIGN FLAGGED SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN THE UK DURING AUGUST 2014

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that five foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during August 2014 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
During August, there was one new detention of a foreign flagged vessel in a UK port.   Four vessels remained under detention from previous months and one vessel was released during August.  A total of four vessels remain under detention at the end of August.
 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 (2009/16/EC as amended), the Maritime and Coastguard agency (MCA) publishes details of the foreign flagged vessels detained in UK ports each month.
 2. 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. Inspections of foreign flagged ships in UK ports are undertaken by surveyors from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. When a ship is found to be not in compliance with applicable Convention requirements, a deficiency may be raised. If the deficiency is so serious that it has to be rectified before departure, then the ship may be detained.
 4. All deficiencies should be rectified before departure if at all possible.
 5. 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 (SMC) or if there is no SMC, then 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 only.
  • Recognised Organisation. responsible for conducting the statutory surveys: and issuing statutory certificates on behalf of the Flag State
  • White (WL), Grey (GL) and Black lists (BL) are issued by the Paris MoU on 01 July each year and shows the performance of flag State.


SHIPS DETAINED IN AUGUST 2014
Date and Place of Detention: - 29 August 2014, GrimsbyVessel Name: - SALTINAGT: - 5087IMO No: - 9492933                                                           Flag: -  Malta (White List)Company: - V Ships USA LLCClassification Society: Bureau Veritas (BV)Recognised Organisation: Bureau Veritas (BV) & Lloyds Register (LR)Recognised Organisation for ISM: Lloyds Register (LR)Summary: - 12 deficiencies with 4 grounds for detention

Defective Item
Nature of Defect
Ground for Detention

05199 Other (radio communication)

Other

11113 Launching  arrangements for rescue boats
Not as required
07123 Operation of Fire protection systems
Lack of familiarity
Yes
11124 Embarkation arrangement survival craft
Not properly maintained
Yes
11124 Embarkation arrangement survival craft
Inoperative
Yes
04114 Emergency source of power - Emergency generator
Not properly maintained
Yes
04103 Emergency, lighting,batteries and switches
Not properly maintained
02103 Stability/strength/loading information and instruments
Not as required
18408 Electrical
Not as required
14199 Other (MARPOL Annex I)
Other
18425 Access / structural features (ship)
Not as required
11101 Lifeboats
Not properly maintained
 This vessel was still detained at 31 August 2014

DETENTIONS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS
Date and Place of Detention: - 30 July 2014, CardiffVessel Name: - DORIS TGT: - 1973IMO No: - 7626748                                                           Flag: -  Antigua and Barbuda (White List)Company: - Interscan Schiffahrtsges mbHClassification Society: Bureau Veritas (BV)Recognised Organisation: Bureau Veritas (BV)Recognised Organisation for ISM: Bureau Veritas (BV)Summary: - 7 deficiencies including 3 grounds for detention

Defective Item
Nature of Defect
Ground for Detention
11101 Lifeboats
Not properly maintained

10101 - Pilot ladders and hoist/pilot transfer arrangements
Unsafe

07113 - Fire pumps and its pipes
Not as required
Yes
04109 - Fire drills
Lack of knowledge
Yes
10117 - Echo sounder
Inoperative

10103 - Radar
Insufficient

15150 - ISM
Not as required
Yes
 This vessel was released on 15 August 2014.


 Date and Place of Detention: - 12 November 2013, TyneVessel Name: - DONALD DUCKLINGGT: - 36801IMO No: - 9137961                                                          Flag: - Panama (White List)Company: - TMT Company LtdClassification Society: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK)Recognised Organisation: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK)Recognised Organisation for ISM: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK)Summary: - 12 deficiencies including 4 grounds for detention

Defective Item
Nature of Defect
Ground for Detention
9204 Safe means of access
Not as required

14104 Oil filtering equipment
Not as required
Yes
13105 UMS - Ship
Malfunctioning

9132 Cold room temperature
Not as required

1107 Safety Management Certificate (SMC/ ISM)
Not properly filled

13102 Auxiliary engine
Not as required
Yes
9211 Steam pipes and pressure pipes
Not as required

2105 Steering gear
Not properly maintained

13101 Propulsion main engine
Not as required
Yes
13107 Other (machinery)
Other

13101 Propulsion main engine
Not as required

15150 ISM
Not as required
Yes
 This vessel was still detained at 31 August 2014

Date and Place of detention: - 8 November 2010, BirkenheadVessel Name: - MOST SKY (General Cargo)GT: - 1,972IMO No: - 9389370                                                           Flag: - Panama (White List)Company: - ER Em DenizcilikClassification 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: - 18 deficiencies including 2 grounds for detention
This vessel was still detained at 31 August 2014

Date and Place of detention: 4 March 2010, LowestoftVessel Name: - CIEN PORCIENTO (General Cargo)GT: - 106IMO No: - 8944446                                                           Flag: - UnregisteredCompany: - Open Window IncClassification Society: - UnclassedRecognised Organisation: - Not applicableRecognised Organisation for ISM: - Not applicableSummary: - 30 deficiencies including 7 grounds for detention
 This vessel was still detained at 31 August 2014

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