17 FOREIGN SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN THE UK DURING NOVEMBER

22 Dec 2003 05:15 PM

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 17 foreign ships were under detention in UK ports during November 2003 after failing port state control safety inspection.

Latest monthly figures show that 10 foreign ships were detained in UK ports during November 2003 along with 7 other ships still under detention from previous months. The overall rate of detentions compared with inspections carried out over the last 12 months is 7.0% which is a decrease of 0.3% on the detention rate to October. Half the vessels detained during the month were targeted by the Paris MOU for priority inspection.

The ships detained in November included:-

- Russian, 1639 GT, 1978 built, general cargo ship for 5 days due to master being unable to provide evidence that the cargo was loaded and secured in accordance with the Cargo Securing Manual;

- Antigua and Barbuda, 2825 GT, 1993 built, general cargo ship for 1 day due to cargo shifting resulting in 8o list;

- Antigua and Barbuda, 3815 GT, 1991 built, general cargo ship for 2 days due to oil leakage from wing fuel oil tank and water ingress to double bottom tanks;

- Romanian, 16192 GT, 1979 built, bulk carrier for 7 days due to poor standard of fire and abandon ship drill, defective fire dampers and ISM deficiencies, a total of 20 deficiencies were recorded;

- Maltese, 17770 GT, 1975 built, tanker, for 12 days, re-detained from Rotterdam, detainable deficiencies included corroded/wasted hatch defects and HP double skin fuel pipes for main engine not connected to leakage alarm.

Note 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 (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 form operating under the provisions of the EU Directive on Mandatory Surveys for the safe operation of regular Ro-Ro ferry and highspeed passenger craft services (1999/35/EU).

5. The Paris MOU Advisory Board decided on 28th January 2002 to take account of the recommendations of the IMO sub-committee on STCW. If a seafarer's documentation does not comply with STCW 95 then a letter of warning will be issued and details will be published on the Paris MOU Internet site. Letters of Warning will be issued until 31 July 2002. From the beginning of August a ship to which a letter of warning has been issued will be subject to priority inspection and may be detained if the documentation of the crew does not comply with STCW95.

Notes on the list of detentions

Full details of the ship

The table 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 table 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.

Defects
The table 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.

FOREIGN MERCHANT SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN UK PORTS DURING NOVEMBER 2003
SHIPS DETAINED IN NOVEMBER 2003

Date & Place of Detention
Vessel Name, Type, IMO No & GT
Flag
Company
Classification Society
PD
Summary

03/11/2003 River Tees
LADOGA 19 General Cargo 7614680 1639 gt
Russia
North-western Fleet. St Petersburg, Russia
Russian Register
0
Detained for 5 days. 7 recorded deficiencies. Master unable to provide any evidence that cargo is loaded and secured in accordance with Cargo Securing Manual.

03/11/2003 Gibraltar
APOLLO FOX General Cargo 9073581 2825 gt
Antigua & Barbuda
W Bockstiegel
Reederei.
Emden, Germany
Germanischer
Lloyd
0
Detained for 1 day. 1 recorded deficiency.
Cargo shifted resulting in an 8 degree list to port.
07/11/2003
Birkenhead
WARSAN
Ro-Ro Cargo
7619525
6056 gt
Panama
Middle East Marine
Management Inc.
Dubai, United
Arab Emirates
International
Register of
Shipping
0
Detained for 1 day. 8 recorded deficiencies. Vessel not equipped with GMDSS A3 equipment and about to embark on a voyage to Somalia and Dubai. High pressure fuel line not in compliance with SOLAS.

14/11/2003
Blyth
SEEBRISE
General Cargo
7361491
1990 gt
Antigua &
Barbuda
Banse KH.
Nubbel,
Germany
Lloyds Register
0
Detained for 7 days. 6 recorded deficiencies. High pressure fuel pipe in the Engineroom are not protected properly to prevent fire.

Summary
17/11/2003
Belfast
AP MERIT
Tanker
7402611
17770 gt
Malta
ASP SEASCOT Ship
Management,
Glasgow UK
Lloyds Register
1
Detained for 12 days. Vessel re-detained at request of Netherlands shipping Inspectorate, 7 new recorded deficiencies. Hatchways corroded. High pressure fuel pipes on main engine have no leakage path to alarm. Both lifeboats forward guide sheave supports badly corroded. Maintenance of ship and equipment unsatisfactory.

20/11/2003
Grangemouth
SVEN DEDE
General Cargo
8913069
3815 gt
Antigua &
Barbuda
Feederlink BV.
Rotterdam, the
Netherlands
Germanischer
Lloyd
0
Detained for 2 days. 5 recorded deficiencies. Oil leakage from Number 2 port wing heavy fuel oil tank and water ingress to double bottom tanks No.s 3 / 4.

20/11/2003
Hull
SANDRA
Bulk Carrier
7919846
16192 gt
Romania
S C Cosena.
Constanta,
Romania
Bureau Veritas
(ISM Auditor
Germanischer Lloyd)
0
Detained for 7 days. 20 recorded deficiencies. Fire and Abandon ship drills poor due to lack of training. Fire dampers defective - remote closure skylights non-operational. Breakdown of maintenance of Ship and its equipment.

24/11/2003
Truro
CEMENTINA
General Cargo
5067077
1096 gt
Honduras
B.E. Shipping.
Varberg, Sweden
International Naval
Surveys Bureau
0
Detained for 5 days. 4 recorded deficiencies. No original certification on board. No Flag State endorsements for Officers CoC's on board and no evidence of applications. Engineer Officer has no STCW certification.

25/11/2003
Royal
Portbury
Docks
SEA MERIT
Bulk Carrier
8312722
22342 gt
Bahamas
Elmira Shipping &
Trading SA.
Athens, Greece
Class NK
1
Still under detention at the end of November. 21 recorded deficiencies. MF/HF transmitter inoperative, VHF Radio - low antenna power. Emergency batteries breaking down. Cargo hold hatches severely wasted. Resources and personnel, emergency preparedness, and maintenance of ship and equipment unsatisfactory. Shipboard SMS failing to maintain compliance with SOLAS requirements.

27/11/2003
Peterhead
ALEXANDRITOVY
Reefer
8133396
671 gt
Cyprus
JSC Zapmorflot.
Kalingrad, Russia
Russian Register
0
Still under detention at the end of November.13 recorded deficiencies. Lifeboat engines inoperative. Insufficient charts for intended voyage. Port lifeboat release hooks seized. Satellite EPIRB incorrectly programmed.

FOREIGN MERCHANT SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN UK PORTS DURING NOVEMBER 2003
DETENTIONS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS

5/09/2000
Lowestoft
OLIVER FELIX
Tug
5281128
144gt
Honduras
General Marine ltd.
London, UK
International
Naval Surveys
Bureau
0
Allowed to sail to Southampton for scrapping, re- detained on arrival (27/02/03). 50 recorded deficiencies. Magnetic compass deviation card missing. Daylight signals missing. Excess oil in engine room constituting a fire hazard. Ship's certificates expired.

03/08/2001
Whitehaven
CARMEL
General Cargo
7106891
199gt
Belize
Maritime Offshore
Services.
Bahamas
None
0
Still under detention at the end of November. No valid statutory certification on board.

03/07/2003
Belfast
AUSTVIK
General Cargo
7926409
2768gt
Cyprus
Tordenskjold Marine.
Gdynia, Poland
Det Norkse
Veritas
0
Still under detention at the end of November. 13 recorded deficiencies. ISM Certification not valid. Cargo hatch damaged and nor secure. Generator inoperative. Sludge tank full. Radio equipment not supplied with emergency batteries.

08/08/2003
Tyne
GLORIA
General Cargo
6523107
657gt
Estonia
Timant Ltd.
Tallinn, Estonia
Not Classed
1
Still under detention at the end of November. 57 Deficiencies recorded prior to inspection being suspended. Vessel unsafe due to condition of ship's hull structure. Deck transverse beams holed with corrosion. Numerous side frames distorted due to operational damage. Vessel fails to meet the stability requirements for a vessel loading bulk grain. Evidence of insect infestation in cargo hold.

24/10/2003
Newport
THALASSINI
Bulk Carrier
8018405
16543 gt
Malta
Anbros Maritime SA.
Piraeus, Greece
Class NK
(ISM ABS)
0
Released from detention on 03/11/03. 27 recorded deficiencies. Retaining bolt heads of lifeboat davit mountings severely wasted. Engine room fire dampers seized, incapable of closure or missing. Fire and abandon ship drills poor. Maintenance of ship and equipment, emergency preparedness and staff training unsatisfactory.

24/10/2003
Newcastle
JENS MUNK
General Cargo
8700981
499 gt
Denmark
Poulsen Shipping.
Korser, Denmark
Bureau Veritas
0
Released from detention 01/11/2003. 10 recorded deficiencies. Charts inadequate for intended voyage, harbour chart missing. No pilot book for area and book for destination out of date. Insufficient lifejackets onboard, 50% condemned, most suffering from stitching deterioration.

28/10/2003
Newport
SOUTHWAY
Bulk carrier
7821635
11124 gt
Cyprus
Baru Delta Maritime.
Piraeus, Greece
Class NK
0
Released from detention on 02/11/03. 22 recorded deficiencies. MF/HF radio inoperative. Fire and abandon ship drills and emergency preparedness unsatisfactory. Maintenance of ship and equipment and crew training unsatisfactory.

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