6 FOREIGN SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN THE UK DURING NOVEMBER 2010
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 6 foreign
flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during November 2010
after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
Latest monthly figures show that there were 3 new detentions of foreign
flagged ships in UK ports during November 2010 and 3 vessels under
detention from previous months. The overall rate of detentions compared
with inspections carried out over the last twelve months was 2.88% this
is slightly down from October’s twelve month rate.
During the month of November150 Port State Control inspections were
carried out in the UK. A total of 66 vessels had no deficiencies raised
against them, 65 had between one and five deficiencies, 16 had between
six and ten deficiencies, 3 had between eleven and twenty deficiencies
and there were no vessels that had more than twenty deficiencies.
Out of the detained vessels 3 were registered with flag states listed
on the Paris MOU white list, 1 was registered with a flag state on the
grey list no vessels were registered with flag states on the black list
and 2 were unregistered.
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 November included:
A 2,901 GT ship was detained in Birkenhead because 2 major non
conformities had been identified relating to the Safety Management
System (SMS) which was clearly not working on board the ship. In
addition the crew in the engine room were unable to communicate
adequately with the deck crew in the working language of the ship.
SHIPS DETAINED IN NOVEMBER 2010
Date & Place of detention: 02/11/2010 Birkenhead
Vessel Name: H SARIAHMETOGLU General Cargo
GT: 2,901
IMO No:9100164
Flag: Malta
Company: Ufuk Deniz Gemicilik Ticaret Ltd
Classification Society: Class NK
Recognised Organisation: Class NK
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Class NK
Summary: 12 deficiencies 2 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Birkenhead for 4 days with 2 major non
conformities: the fire drill was not according to SMS and the crew in
the engine room were unable to communicate effectively with the deck
crew in the working language of the ship.
Other deficiencies identified included: the hours of rest had been
incorrectly recorded for the bridge watch - keepers; the emergency
escape from the engine room was obstructed with steel pipes; fire doors
were held open with hold backs; the charts were not corrected up to
date and officers and crew were not wearing appropriate personal
protection equipment (PPE).
The vessel was released on 05/11/2010.
Date & Place of detention: 08/11/2010 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 4 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 30/11/2010
Date & Place of detention 29/11/2010 Portland
Vessel Name: SARA Oil Tanker
GT: 4,156
IMO No:8814861
Flag: Malta
Company: Aegean Bunkering Services Inc
Classification Society: Bureau Veritas (BV)
Recognised Organisation: Bureau Veritas (BV)
Recognised Organisation for ISM Lloyds List (LR)
Summary: 11 deficiencies 3 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Portland because the fire drill showed a
lack of training and was not to an acceptable standard. The number and
nature of the deficiencies identified was indicative of a failing of the
SMS. Deficiencies identified included: the rescue boat drill was not
up to standard; 2 inflatable life jackets were not ready for use as they
were outside their service time; gas cylinders had been stored on the
aft deck instead of a suitable area; the crew were not familiar with the
stability and book limitations they were also unfamiliar with the CO²
system.
The vessel was still detained at 30/11/2010.
DETENTIONS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS
Date & Place of detention: 04/03/2010 - 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 7 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 EPIRB (Emergency Positioning
Indicating Radio Beacon); fire extinguishers and the fire hose nozzle.
The vessel was still detained at 30/11/2010
Date & Place of detention 12/10/2010 Penzance
Vessel Name: MY LADY NORMA 1
GT: 902
IMO: No:6523602
Flag:Kiribati
Company: Silvership Maritime Group
Classification Society: Not Classed
Summary: 1 deficiency, 1 ground for detention.
The vessel was detained in Penzance because the statutory certificates
were not available on board ship.
The vessel was still detained at 30/11/2010
Date & Place of detention: 28/10/2010 Portsmouth
Vessel Name: ELSEBETH (Refrigerated Cargo)
GT: 10,519
IMO No:9175901
Flag: Liberia
Company: Triton Schiffahrts Gmbh
Classification Society: Bureau Veritas (BV)
Recognised Organisation: Bureau Veritas (BV)
Recognised Organisation for ISM Lloyds Register (LR)
The vessel was detained in Portsmouth because the ship was dangerously
unsafe as the engine room bilge wells were full of thick black oil and
other parts of the engine room were also covered in oil; the engine room
bilge alarm system was in a permanent alarm mode, also the main engine
cooler discharge pipe was holed.
Other deficiencies identified: included: both the fire doors of the
reefer machinery space did not close properly; the radio log was not as
required in respect of recording that MH/HF test calls had been carried
out; several small engine room floor plates were missing and lagging was
missing on several steam and fuel pipes, valves and filters.
The vessel was still detained at 30/11/2010
Notes to Editors
The MCA is a partner in the Sea Vision UK campaign to raise awareness
and understanding of the sea and maritime activities. Sea Vision
promotes the importance and economic value of the sector and works to
highlight the exciting range of activities and career opportunities
available to young people within the UK growing maritime sector.
www.seavisionuk.org
flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during November 2010
after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
Latest monthly figures show that there were 3 new detentions of foreign
flagged ships in UK ports during November 2010 and 3 vessels under
detention from previous months. The overall rate of detentions compared
with inspections carried out over the last twelve months was 2.88% this
is slightly down from October’s twelve month rate.
During the month of November150 Port State Control inspections were
carried out in the UK. A total of 66 vessels had no deficiencies raised
against them, 65 had between one and five deficiencies, 16 had between
six and ten deficiencies, 3 had between eleven and twenty deficiencies
and there were no vessels that had more than twenty deficiencies.
Out of the detained vessels 3 were registered with flag states listed
on the Paris MOU white list, 1 was registered with a flag state on the
grey list no vessels were registered with flag states on the black list
and 2 were unregistered.
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 November included:
A 2,901 GT ship was detained in Birkenhead because 2 major non
conformities had been identified relating to the Safety Management
System (SMS) which was clearly not working on board the ship. In
addition the crew in the engine room were unable to communicate
adequately with the deck crew in the working language of the ship.
SHIPS DETAINED IN NOVEMBER 2010
Date & Place of detention: 02/11/2010 Birkenhead
Vessel Name: H SARIAHMETOGLU General Cargo
GT: 2,901
IMO No:9100164
Flag: Malta
Company: Ufuk Deniz Gemicilik Ticaret Ltd
Classification Society: Class NK
Recognised Organisation: Class NK
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Class NK
Summary: 12 deficiencies 2 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Birkenhead for 4 days with 2 major non
conformities: the fire drill was not according to SMS and the crew in
the engine room were unable to communicate effectively with the deck
crew in the working language of the ship.
Other deficiencies identified included: the hours of rest had been
incorrectly recorded for the bridge watch - keepers; the emergency
escape from the engine room was obstructed with steel pipes; fire doors
were held open with hold backs; the charts were not corrected up to
date and officers and crew were not wearing appropriate personal
protection equipment (PPE).
The vessel was released on 05/11/2010.
Date & Place of detention: 08/11/2010 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 4 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 30/11/2010
Date & Place of detention 29/11/2010 Portland
Vessel Name: SARA Oil Tanker
GT: 4,156
IMO No:8814861
Flag: Malta
Company: Aegean Bunkering Services Inc
Classification Society: Bureau Veritas (BV)
Recognised Organisation: Bureau Veritas (BV)
Recognised Organisation for ISM Lloyds List (LR)
Summary: 11 deficiencies 3 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Portland because the fire drill showed a
lack of training and was not to an acceptable standard. The number and
nature of the deficiencies identified was indicative of a failing of the
SMS. Deficiencies identified included: the rescue boat drill was not
up to standard; 2 inflatable life jackets were not ready for use as they
were outside their service time; gas cylinders had been stored on the
aft deck instead of a suitable area; the crew were not familiar with the
stability and book limitations they were also unfamiliar with the CO²
system.
The vessel was still detained at 30/11/2010.
DETENTIONS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS
Date & Place of detention: 04/03/2010 - 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 7 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 EPIRB (Emergency Positioning
Indicating Radio Beacon); fire extinguishers and the fire hose nozzle.
The vessel was still detained at 30/11/2010
Date & Place of detention 12/10/2010 Penzance
Vessel Name: MY LADY NORMA 1
GT: 902
IMO: No:6523602
Flag:Kiribati
Company: Silvership Maritime Group
Classification Society: Not Classed
Summary: 1 deficiency, 1 ground for detention.
The vessel was detained in Penzance because the statutory certificates
were not available on board ship.
The vessel was still detained at 30/11/2010
Date & Place of detention: 28/10/2010 Portsmouth
Vessel Name: ELSEBETH (Refrigerated Cargo)
GT: 10,519
IMO No:9175901
Flag: Liberia
Company: Triton Schiffahrts Gmbh
Classification Society: Bureau Veritas (BV)
Recognised Organisation: Bureau Veritas (BV)
Recognised Organisation for ISM Lloyds Register (LR)
Summary: 12 deficiencies 4 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Portsmouth because the ship was dangerously
unsafe as the engine room bilge wells were full of thick black oil and
other parts of the engine room were also covered in oil; the engine room
bilge alarm system was in a permanent alarm mode, also the main engine
cooler discharge pipe was holed.
Other deficiencies identified: included: both the fire doors of the
reefer machinery space did not close properly; the radio log was not as
required in respect of recording that MH/HF test calls had been carried
out; several small engine room floor plates were missing and lagging was
missing on several steam and fuel pipes, valves and filters.
The vessel was still detained at 30/11/2010
Notes to Editors
The MCA is a partner in the Sea Vision UK campaign to raise awareness
and understanding of the sea and maritime activities. Sea Vision
promotes the importance and economic value of the sector and works to
highlight the exciting range of activities and career opportunities
available to young people within the UK growing maritime sector.
www.seavisionuk.org
