7 foreign flagged ships under detention in the UK during September 2014
7 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during September 2014 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
During September, there were 3 new detentions of a foreign flagged vessel in a UK port. 4 vessels remained under detention from previous months and 4 vessels were released during September. A total of 3 vessels remain under detention at the end of September.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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All deficiencies should be rectified before departure if at all possible.
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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 SEPTEMBER 2014
- Date and Place of Detention: - 10 September 2014, Southampton
- Vessel Name: - EL CONDOR PAS
- GT: - 20,157
- IMO No: - 9234202
- Flag: - Panama (White List)
- Company: - Vera Denizcilik
- Classification Society: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK)
- Recognised Organisation: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK)
- Recognised Organisation for ISM: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK)
- Summary: - 14 deficiencies with 3 grounds for detention
| Defective Item | Nature of Defect | Ground for Detention |
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| 18103 - Medical fitness | Not as required | |
| 01308 - Records of seafarers’ daily hours of work or rest | False | Yes |
| 01306 - Shipboard working arrangements | Not properly filled | |
| 01220 - Seafarers’ employment agreement (SEA) | Invalid | Yes |
| 10104 - Gyro compass | Inoperative | |
| 05105 - MF/HF Radio installation | Not as required | |
| 05114 - Reserve source of energy | Not as required | |
| 15150 - ISM | Not as required | |
| 07125 - Evaluation of crew performance (fire drills) | Lack of training | |
| 09226 - Holds and tanks safety | Not as required | |
| 06199 - Other (cargo) | Other | |
| 01209 - Manning specified by the minimum safe manning doc | Not as required | Yes |
| 10133 - Bridge operation | Lack of training | |
| 06104 - Lashing material | Not properly maintained |
This vessel was released on 12 September 2014
- Date and Place of Detention: - 3 September 2014, Teeside
- Vessel Name: - ETERNAL GRACE
- GT: - 39,738
- IMO No: - 9342918
- Flag: - Panama (White List)
- Company: - Toshin Kisen Co Ltd
- Classification Society: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK)
- Recognised Organisation: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK)
- Recognised Organisation for ISM: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK)
- Summary: - 10 deficiencies with 2 grounds for detention
| Defective Item | Nature of Defect | Ground for Detention |
|---|---|---|
| 07105 – Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions | Not as required | |
| 01315 – Oil record book | Not properly filled | |
| 10109 – Lights, shapes, sounds-signals | Inoperative | |
| 18408 – Electrical | Unsafe | |
| 18407 – Lighting (working spaces) | Insufficient | |
| 05199 – Other (radiocommunication) | Other | |
| 07108 – Ready availability of fire-fighting equipment | Inoperative | |
| 04102 – Emergency fire pump and pipes | Not as required | |
| 15150 – ISM | Not as required | Yes |
| 13102 – Auxillary engine | Not as required | Yes |
This vessel was released on 25 September 2014
- Date and Place of Detention: - 24 September 2014, Southampton
- Vessel Name: - HOEGH LONDON
- GT: - 68871
- IMO No: - 9342205
- Flag: - Norway(White List)
- Company: - Hoegh Fleet Services AS
- Classification Society: Det Norske Veritas
- Recognised Organisation: Det Norske Veritas
- Recognised Organisation for ISM: Det Norske Veritas
- Summary: - 6 deficiencies with 1 ground for detention
| Defective Item | Nature of Defect | Ground for Detention |
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| 04114 - Emergency source of power - Emergency generator | Not as required | |
| 10111 - Charts | Not updated | |
| 10127 - Voyage or passage plan | Not as required | |
| 11104 - Rescue boats | Missing equipment | |
| 15150 - ISM | Not as required | Yes |
This vessel was released on 25 September 2014
DETENTIONS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS
- Date and Place of Detention: - 29 August 2014, Grimsby
- Vessel Name: - SALTINA
- GT: - 5087
- IMO No: - 9492933
- Flag: - Malta (White List)
- Company: - V Ships USA LLC
- Classification 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 |
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| 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 released on 23 September 2014
- Date and Place of Detention: - 12th November 2013, Tyne
- Vessel Name: - DONALD DUCKLING
- GT: - 36801
- IMO No: - 9137961
- Flag: - Panama (WL)
- Company: - TMT Company Ltd
- Classification 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 |
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| 9204 Safe means of access | Not as required | No |
| 14104 Oil filtering equipment | Not as required | Yes |
| 13105 UMS - Ship | Malfunctioning | No |
| 9132 Cold room temperature | Not as required | No |
| 1107 Safety Management Certificate (SMC/ ISM) | Not properly filled | No |
| 13102 Auxiliary engine | Not as required | Yes |
| 9211 Steam pipes and pressure pipes | Not as required | No |
| 2105 Steering gear | Not properly maintained | No |
| 13101 Propulsion main engine | Not as required | Yes |
| 13107 Other (machinery) | Other | No |
| 13101 Propulsion main engine | Not as required | No |
| 15150 ISM | Not as required | Yes |
This vessel was still detained at 30 September 2014.
- Date and Place of detention: - 8 November 2010 Birkenhead
- Vessel Name: - MOST SKY (General Cargo)
- GT: - 1,972
- IMO No: - 9389370
- Flag: - Panama (WL)
- Company: - ER Em Denizcilik
- 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: - 18 deficiencies including 2 grounds for detention
This vessel was still detained at 30 September 2014.
- 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 7grounds for detention
This vessel was still detained at 31 August 2014.
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