Press release

Foreign flagged ships detained in the UK during August 2021

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that four foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during August 2021 after failing port state control (PSC) inspection.

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During August, there were five new detentions of foreign flagged vessels in a UK port.

  1. In response to one of the recommendations of Lord Donaldson’s inquiry into the prevention of pollution from merchant shipping, 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 with a high risk rating and 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 any of their deficiencies are so serious, they have to be rectified before departure, then the ship will be detained.

  4. All deficiencies should be rectified before departure.

Notes on the list of detentions:

  • Full details of the ship: The accompanying detention list shows ship’s International Maritime Organisation (IMO) number which does not change throughout the ship’s life and uniquely identifies it. It also shows the ship’s name and flag state at the time of its inspection.
  • 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 operation of the ship at the time of inspection.
  • Classification society: The list shows the classification society responsible for classification of 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.
  • Deficiencies: The deficiencies listed are the ones which were detainable. Further details of other deficiencies can be provided on request.

Ships detained in August 2021

Vessel Name: DEEPSEA WORKER

GT: 3345

IMO: 7905285

Flag: St Vincent and the Grenadines (grey list)

Company: Seaway Offshore LLC

Classification society: DNV

Recognised organisation: DNV

Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: International Naval Surveys Bureau

Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: International Naval Surveys Bureau

Date and place of detention: 5th July 2021 at Sunderland

Summary: Fifteen deficiencies with two grounds for detention

Defective item Nature of defect Ground for Detention
15150 - ISM Not as required Yes
11108 – Inflatable liferafts Expired Yes

This vessel was released 3rd August 2021

Vessel Name: PROMISE 3

GT: 22927

IMO: 9571404

Flag: Hong Kong (white list)

Company: STX Marine Services Co Ltd

Classification society: Korean Register of Shipping

Recognised organisation: Korean Register of Shipping

Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: Korean Register of Shipping

Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: Korean Register of Shipping

Date and place of detention: 8th August 2021 at Newport

Summary: Twenty-seven deficiencies with one ground for detention

Defective item Nature of defect Ground for Detention
15150 – ISM Not as required Yes

This vessel was released 13th August 2021

Vessel Name: JIN HAO

GT: 32964

IMO: 9603702

Flag: Hong Kong (white list)

Company: Bernhard Schulte-CHR

Classification society: China Classification Society

Recognised organisation: China Classification Society

Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: DNV GL AS

Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: Lloyds Register

Date and place of detention: 9th August 2021 at Londonderry

Summary: Nine deficiencies with one ground for detention

Defective item Nature of defect Ground for Detention
04114 – Emergency source of power – Emergency generator Not as required Yes

This vessel was released 21st August 2021

Vessel Name: WIND OF HOPE

GT: 6499

IMO: 9869045

Flag: France (white list)

Company: Louis Drefus Armateurs SAS

Classification society: BV

Recognised organisation: BV

Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: N/A

Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: N/A

Date and place of detention: 21st August 2021 at Grimsby

Summary: Nine deficiencies with two grounds for detention

Defective item Nature of defect Ground for Detention
05105 – MF/HF Radio Installation Not as required Yes
15150 – ISM Not as required Yes

This vessel was released 27th August 2021

Vessel Name: SEA KESTREL

GT: 1382

IMO: 9006459

Flag: Barbados (white list)

Company: Torbulk Ltd

Classification society: RINA

Recognised organisation: RINA

Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: RINA

Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: RINA

Date and place of detention: 30th August 2021 at Shoreham-By-Sea

Summary: Twelve deficiencies with two grounds for detention

Defective item Nature of defect Ground for Detention
10135 – Monitoring of voyage or passage plan Not as required Yes
10127 – Voyage or passage plan Not as required Yes

This vessel was still detained 31st August 2021

Detentions carried over from previous months

Vessel Name: SERDIKA

GT: 10220

IMO: 9132480

Flag: Belize (black list)

Company: Credo-plus Navigation Ltd

Classification society: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping

Recognised organisation: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping

Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: DNV-GL

Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: DNV-GL

Date and place of detention: 20th July 2021 at Sunderland

Summary: Twenty-two deficiencies with two grounds for detention

Defective item Nature of defect Ground for Detention
07106 – Fire detection and alarm systems Inoperative Yes
07125 – Evaluation of crew performance Lack of familiarity Yes

This vessel was released 3rd August 2021

Vessel Name: POSEIDON

GT: 1412

IMO: 7363217

Flag: Iceland (White list)

Company: Neptune EHF

Classification society: NA

Recognised organisation: NA

Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: DNV-GL

Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: N/A (SMC issued by Flag)

Date and place of detention: 19th July 2018 at Hull

Summary: Ten deficiencies with two grounds for detention

Defective item Nature of defect Ground for Detention
02106 – Hull damage impairing seaworthiness Holed Yes
07113 – Fire Pumps Insufficient Pressure Yes

This vessel was still detained on 31st August 2021

Vessel Name: TECOIL POLARIS

GT: 1814

IMO No: 8883290

Flag: Russian Federation (Grey list)

Company: Tecoil Shipping Ltd

Classification society: RMRS

Recognised organisation: RMRS

Recognised organisation for ISM DOC: RMRS

Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: RMRS

Date and place of detention: 6th June 2018 at Immingham

Summary: Twenty-seven deficiencies with six grounds for detentions

Defective item Nature of defect Ground for Detention
10104 - Gyro compass Inoperative Yes
10127 – Voyage or passage plan Not as required Yes
15150 – ISM Not as required Yes
11104 - Rescue boats Not properly maintained Yes
11101 – Lifeboats Not ready for use Yes
01117 – International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP) Invalid Yes

This vessel was still detained on 31st August 2021

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 DOC: Not applicable.

Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: Not applicable

Date and place of detention: 4 March 2010, Lowestoft

Summary: Thirty deficiencies including seven grounds for detention

This vessel was still detained on 31st August 2021

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Published 13 September 2021