THREE FOREIGN FLAGGED SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN THE UK DURING JULY 2013

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that three foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during July 2013 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

Latest monthly figures show that although there were no new detentions of foreign flagged vessels in UK ports during July 2013, three vessels remained under detention from previous months. They remained under detention at the end of July.

The overall rate of detentions compared with inspections carried out over the last 12 months was 3% - a slight decrease from June’s 12 month rate.

Two of the detained vessels were registered with a flag state listed on the Paris MOU white list. The other was unregistered.

     
    SHIPS DETAINED IN July 2013.

    There were no new detentions in July.

    DETENTIONS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS

    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, including 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, 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 three months – also, there was no evidence that the freefall lifeboat had been freefall launched within the last six months. Additionally, the deck officer was not familiar with launching the starboard life raft by davit.

    The vessel was still detained at 31 July 2013.

    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, including 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. Additionally, 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 31 July 2013.

    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, including 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 out of date medicines. The following items were also 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 31 July 2013.

    - Ends -

    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 (2009/16/EC as amended), the Maritime and Coastguard agency 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 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.

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