Ten Foreign Ships Under Detention in UK Ports During October 2011

10 FOREIGN SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN THE UK DURING OCTOBER 2011

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 10 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during October 2011 after failing Port State Control ( PSC) inspection.

Latest monthly figures show that there were five new detentions of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during October 2011 and five vessels remained under detention from previous months. The overall rate of detentions compared with inspections carried out over the last twelve months was 3.01% this is slightly up from Septembers twelve month rate.
Out of the detained vessels seven were registered with a flag states listed on the Paris MOU white list, one was registered with a flag state on the grey list none were registered with flag states on the black list and two were unregistered.

1.In response to one of the recommendations of Lord Donaldsons 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 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.

Vessels detained in October included:

A 3,539 GT general cargo vessel was detained in Portland with 16 deficiencies and 16 grounds for detention. The vessel had no valid statutory certificates on board and the identified deficiencies were objective evidence of a serious failure or lack of effectiveness of the implementation of the International Safety Management Code (ISM Code).

SHIPS DETAINED IN OCTOBER 2011
Date & Place of detention: 10 October 2011 Tyne
Vessel name: Hoegh Trapeze
IMONo: 8130966
Flag: Norway
Company: Hoegh Fleet Services As
Classification Society: Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
Recognised Organisation: Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
Summary: 17 deficiencies one ground for detention
The vessel was detained in Tyne for five days because the deficiencies identified are objective evidence of a serious failure or lack of effectiveness of the implementation of the ISM Code. The deficiencies included the port lifeboat bilge pump was missing the suction hose and had been temporarily repaired; there was only a photo copy of the Anti fouling certificate; the bulkhead for battery locker and the air conditioning (A/C) room bulkhead were corroded through and the hold ventilators from some side decks were corroded through below the damper.
The vessel was released from detention on 14 October 2011.

Date & Place of detention: 10 October 2011 Portland
Vessel name: Westwind II
IMONo: 8515635
Flag: Panama
Company: Reederei Karl-Heinz
Classification Society: Turku Lloyd (TL)
Summary: 16 deficiencies 16 grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Portland because it did not have valid certificates on board; the main engine did not have guards around moving parts; some fire fighting equipment had corroded wires securing the fittings; lifeboat boarding ladder ropes were rotted and unsafe; identified deficiencies were objective evidence of a serious failure or lackof effectiveness of the implementation of the ISM Code.
The vessel was still detained at 31 October 2011.

Date & Place of detention: 13 October 2011 Liverpool
Vessel name: Ocean Bridge
IMONo: 9163465
Flag: Panama
Company: MK Ship Management Co Ltd
Classification Society: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK)
Recognised Organisation: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK)
Summary: 14 deficiencies two grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Liverpool for eight days because the lifeboat release hooks were seized; also theidentified deficiencies were objective evidence of a serious failure or lack of effectiveness of the implementation of the ISM Code. Other deficiencies identified included: there were no proper records being kept for the testing of emergency Very High Frequency (VHF); some emergency lights were inoperative and the surveyors identification (ID) was not checked when boarding the vessel.
The vessel was released from detention on 20 October 2011.

Date & Place of detention: 25 October 2011 Redcar Tees
Vessel Name: China Act
IMONo: 9106601
Flag: Republic of China ( Taiwan)
Company: Chinese Maritime Transport Ltd
Classification Society: China Classification Society (CCRS)
Recognised Organisation: American Bureau of Shipping ( ABS)
Recognised Organisation for ISM:
Summary: 17 deficiencies one ground for detention
The vessel was detained in Redcar because the number and nature of the deficiencies identified were objective evidence of a serious failure or lack of effectiveness of the implementation of the ISM Code. Deficiencies identified included: the Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR) and the Safe Manning Certificate (SMC) showed different company addresses; there were no crew records of hours rest for October and the rescue boat was not ready for immediate use.
The vessel was still detained at 31 October 2011.

Date & Place of detention: 27 October 2011 Aberdeen
Vessel name: Adinath One
IMONo: 9019286
Flag: India
Company: ABS Marine Services PVT Ltd
Classification Society Det Norske Veritas (DNV) / Indian Register of Shipping ( IRS)
Recognised Organisation: Indian Register of Shipping ( IRS)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Indian Register of Shipping ( IRS)
Summary: 19 deficiencies four grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Aberdeen because the sludge pump had unapproved piping arrangements; the steering gear (starboard) hydraulic pump No 4 was leaking from gland, oil leakages from auxiliary engines was being collected in a plastic container under the engines; the fire hydrant coupling was leaking from the seal and there was oil leaking from the crank case. Other deficiencies identified included IRS marking not permanent; the marking of the ships name and the port of registry were not permanent; and a hospital is required for crew in excess of 15 and most of the statutory certificates were missing.
The vessel was still detained at 31 October 2011.

DENTIONS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS Date & Place of detention: 22 September 2011 Sheerness
Vessel name: Crown Emerald (Other Cargo)
GT: 10,519
IMONo: 9128037
Flag: Singapore
Company: Sejin Marine Co Ltd
Classification Society: Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
Recognised Organisation: Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
Recognised Organisation for ISM: Class NK (NKK)
Summary: 30 deficiencies five grounds for detention
The vessel was detained in Sheerness for 16 days because charts had expired, the emergency fire pump was not able to be started, the fire doors were not latching and the identified deficiencies were objective evidence of a serious failure or lack of effectiveness of the implementation of the ISM code. Other deficiencies included the Emergency Escape Breathing Device (EEBD) in the engine room was not fully charged and the boiler safety valve easing gear was disconnected.
The vessel was released from detention on 7 October 2011.

Posted By: MCA press office