FOREIGN MERCHANT SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN UK PORTS
SHIPS DETAINED IN SEPTEMBER 2004
Date & Place of detention: 10/09/2004 - Immingham Vessel Name: ADDU MOON (Bulk Carrier) 15788 GT IMO No: 8403155 Flag: People’s Republic of China Company: Great Circle Shipping Agency Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand Classification Society: Class NK (NKK) Summary: Detained for 7 days. 15 recorded deficiencies. MF/HF radio installation inoperative, DSC transmission faulty, Navtex terminal inoperative, Emergency lighting inoperative, Several fire dampers defective, The nature of the deficiencies indicate a major breakdown of the safety management system. ________________________________________________________________________________ Date & Place of detention: 11/09/2004 – Port Talbot Vessel Name: BELGUARDIAN (Bulk Carrier) 25865 GT IMO No: 8313362 Flag: Liberia Company: Belchem Singapore (PTE) Ltd, Singapore Classification Society: Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Summary: Detained for 2 days. 5 recorded deficiencies. Ship’s personnel were unable to demonstrate satisfactory fire and abandon ship drills, Master and crew were unable to demonstrate familiarization with the company’s ISM procedures. ________________________________________________________________________________
Summary: Detained for 8 days. 32 recorded deficiencies. The vessel was leaking oil on entry to port, Volt supply and fault indication missing on one of the fire detection system panels, Fuel pump pipes leaking, Steering gear pumps unit leaking, Jacketed piping system not fitted, The number and nature of the deficiencies indicate a failure of the safety management system. ________________________________________________________________________________ Date & Place of detention: 14/09/2004 - Southampton Vessel Name: MONIKA (General Cargo) 1768 GT IMO No: 7628590 Flag: Antigua & Barbuda Company: Baltic Venture Shipping Co. Ltd, Drochtersen, Germany Classification Society: Bureau Veritas (BV) Summary: Released on the same day. 4 recorded deficiencies. No evidence available that the vessel was issued a Continuous Synopsis Record, No Second Engineer on board as required by Safe Manning Document, No evidence on board that the Master had applied for a Certificate of Equivalent Competency. ________________________________________________________________________________ Date & Place of detention: 20/09/2004 - Silvertown Vessel Name: LOBELIA (Bulk carrier) 16490 GT IMO No: 7433062 Flag: Malta Company: Eastmar Management, Athens, Greece Classification Society: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS) Summary: Detained for 4 days. 48 recorded deficiencies. Ventilators corroded, Corrosion of forepeak and wing tanks, Fire protection structure not satisfactory, including non-approved ventilation installation. ________________________________________________________________________________ Date & Place of detention: 21/09/2004 – Southampton Vessel Name: SEREEN (General Cargo) 2974 GT IMO No: 7365851 Flag: Netherlands Company: Rederij Sereen, Papendracht, Netherlands Classification Society: Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (LR) Summary: Detained for 1 day. 8 recorded deficiencies. No annual ISM DOC audit was carried out within the allowed time window. ________________________________________________________________________________ Date & Place of detention: 25/09/2004 - Falmouth Vessel Name: TENACITY (Bulk Carrier) 25886 GT IMO No: 8208713 Flag: Malta Company: Chandris Hellas, Piraeus, Greece Classification Society: Germanischer Lloyd (GL) Summary: Detained for 10 days. 6 recorded deficiencies. Main engine cylinder liner cracked, class not advised and no report from engineer. ________________________________________________________________________________ Date & Place of detention: 28/09/2004 - Goole Vessel Name: KOVERA (General Cargo) 1596 GT IMO No: 9119622 Flag: Russian Federation Company: Joint Stock White Onega Co., Petrozavosk, Russia Classification Society: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS) Summary: Still under detention at the end of September. 7 recorded deficiencies. Substantial hull damage impairing seaworthiness of the vessel following a collision. Operators failed to inform the class society of the collision, thereby making all class certificates invalid, Inmarsat ship earth station inoperative and only working from batteries, Main radio installation inoperative, MF radio installation cannot send DSC calls. ________________________________________________________________________________ DETENTIONS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS Date & place of detention: 05/09/2000 – Lowestoft Vessel Name: OILVER FELIX (Tug) 144gt IMO No: 5281128 Flag: Honduras Company: General Maritime Ltd, London Classification Society: International Naval Surveys Bureau (INSB) Summary: Allowed to sail to Southampton for scrapping and 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. ________________________________________________________________________________ Date & place of detention: 08/08/2003 – Tyne Vessel Name: GLORIA (General Cargo) 657gt IMO No: 6523107 Flag: Estonia Company: Timant Ltd, Tallinn, Estonia Classification Society: None
Summary: Still under detention at the end of September. 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. ________________________________________________________________________________ Date & Place of detention: 21/05/2004 – Harwich Vessel Name: CATUMBELA RIVER (RO-RO Cargo) 5218 GT IMO No: 7362093 Flag: Portugal Company: Seamaster, Portugal Classification Society: RINAVE Portuguesa (RP) Summary: Still under detention at the end of September. 29 recorded deficiencies. Radio reserve source of energy defective, MF/HF radio inoperative, Magnetic compass not swung, Safety Management System failing. |
