During April, there were five new detentions of a foreign flagged vessel in a UK port.
- 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 under the Paris MOU regime each month.
- 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.
- 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, deficiencies may be raised. Depending on the inspection findings, the vessel may be liable for detention in these cases.
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 the flag State.
- Deficiencies:
The deficiencies listed are those marked as Grounds for Detention. Further details of other deficiencies can be provided on request.
SHIPS DETAINED IN APRIL 2023
Vessel Name: GRANDE SCANDINAVIA
- GT: 52589
- IMO: 9220615
- Flag: Italy (white list)
- Company: Grimaldi Euromed SpA
- Classification society: RINA Services S.p.A.
- Recognised organisation: RINA Services S.p.A.
- Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: N/A (Issued by Flag)
- Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: N/A (Issued by Flag)
- Date and place of detention: 03 April 2023 at Southampton.
- Summary: four deficiencies with two grounds for detention
This vessel was released on 05 April 2023
Vessel Name: MARATONA
- GT: 2735
- IMO: 9081344
- Flag: Panama (white list)
- Company: COG Offshore AS
- Classification society: International Naval Surveys Bureau
- Recognised organisation: International Naval Surveys Bureau
- Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: International Naval Surveys Bureau
- Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: International Naval Surveys Bureau
- Date and place of detention: 04 April 2023 at London
- Summary: twenty-four deficiencies with seven grounds for detention
This vessel was released on 13 April 2023
Vessel Name: ORALYNN
- GT: 3953
- IMO: 9402677
- Flag: Denmark (white list)
- Company: Simonsen MH
- Classification society: Bureau Veritas
- Recognised organisation: Bureau Veritas
- Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: Bureau Veritas
- Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: Bureau Veritas
- Date and place of detention: 12 April 2023 at Immingham
- Summary: fourteen deficiencies with four grounds for detention
This vessel was released on 14 April 2023
Vessel Name: ZAPADNYY
- GT: 1896
- IMO: 8711837
- Flag: Belize (grey list)
- Company: PE Veliero Ukraine
- Classification society: Novel Classification Society S.A.
- Recognised organisation: Novel Classification Society S.A.
- Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: Novel Classification Society S.A.
- Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: Novel Classification Society S.A.
- Date and place of detention: 17 April 2023 at Felixstowe
- Summary: twenty- one deficiencies with five grounds for detention
This vessel was released on 21 April 2023
Vessel Name: INDUSTRIAL RUBY
- GT: 8963
- IMO: 9277292
- Flag: Liberia (white list)
- Company: Hammonia Reederei GmbH
- Classification society: DNV AS
- Recognised organisation: Germanischer Lloyd and DNV AS
- Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: DNV AS
- Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: DNV AS
- Date and place of detention: 26 April 2023 at Newcastle upon Tyne
- Summary: twenty-three deficiencies with one grounds for detention
This vessel was still detained 30 April 2023
DETENTIONS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS
Vessel Name: SHEARWATER
- GT: 342
- IMO: 6822216
- Flag: Comoros (Black list)
- Company: No ISM Company as under 500GT
- Classification society: N/A
- Recognised organisation: International Register of Shipping
- Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: N/A Under 500GT
- Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: N/A Under 500GT
- Date and place of detention: 30th June 2022 at Leith
- Summary: Seven deficiencies with four grounds for detention
This vessel was still detained on 30 April 2023
Vessel Name: POSEIDON
- GT: 1412
- IMO: 7363217
- Flag: Iceland
- Company: Neptune EHF
- Classification society: N/A
- Recognised organisation: N/A
- Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: Det Norske Veritas
- Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: N/A (Issued by Flag)
- Date and place of detention: 19th July 2018 at Hull
- Summary: Ten deficiencies with two grounds for detention
This vessel was still detained on 30 April 2023
Vessel Name: TECOIL POLARIS (Now known as Arves Oil)
- GT: 1814
- IMO No: 8883290
- Flag: Russian Federation (Grey list) at the time of detention
- Company: Tecoil Shipping Ltd
- Classification society: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping
- Recognised organisation: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping
- Recognised organisation for ISM DOC: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping
- Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping
- Date and place of detention: 6th June 2018 at Immingham
- Summary: Twenty-seven deficiencies with six grounds for detentions
