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During September, there were five new detentions of a foreign flagged vessel in a UK port.

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

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, 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 ships International Maritime Organisation (IMO) number which does not change throughout the ships life and uniquely identifies it. It also shows the ships name and flag state at the time of its inspection.

• Company:

The company shown in the vessels 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 SEPTEMBER 2022

Vessel Name: NORMAND NAVIGATOR

GT: 15008

IMO: 9687356

Flag: Norway (white list)

Company: Solstad Shipping AS

Classification society: DNV

Recognised organisation: ?DNV

Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: ?DNV

Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: ?DNV

Date and place of detention: 03 September 2022 at Blyth.

Summary: Thirteen deficiencies with three grounds for detention

This vessel was released 14 September.

Vessel Name: HALLEY

GT: 26833

IMO: 9275062

Flag: Liberia (white list)

Company: Conbulk Shipmanagement Corp

Classification society: American Bureau of Shipping

Recognised organisation: ? American Bureau of Shipping and Bureau Veritas

Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: BV

Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: American Bureau of Shipping

Date and place of detention: 08 September 2022 at Southampton

Summary: Twenty-Two with three grounds for detention

This vessel was released 11 September 2022.

Vessel Name: AMO

GT: 16801

IMO: 9134622

Flag: Mongolia (grey list)

Company: Balo Ulasim VE Turizm Tic Ltd

Classification society: Polski Rejestr Statkow (Polish Register of Shipping)

Recognised organisation: ? Dutch Lloyd

Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: Dutch Lloyd

Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: Dutch Lloyd

Date and place of detention: 24 September 2022 at Teesport.

Summary: Twenty-two deficiencies with two grounds for detention

This vessel was still detained 30 September 2022.

Vessel Name: CLYDE

GT: 42011

IMO: 9269245

Flag: Panama (white list)

Company: V Ships Asia Group Pte Ltd

Classification society: Lloyds Register

Recognised organisation: ? Lloyds Register

Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: Lloyds Register

Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: Lloyds Register

Date and place of detention: 24 September 2022 at Royal Portbury.

Summary: Twenty-Five deficiencies with four grounds for detention

This vessel was still detained 30 September 2022.

Vessel Name: MERIC

GT: 2035

IMO: 9118006

Flag: Palau (Grey list)

Company: Meric Wind Maritime & Trading

Classification society: Bureau Veritas

Recognised organisation: ? Bureau Veritas and Phoenix Register of Shipping

Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: ? Phoenix Register of Shipping

Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: ? Phoenix Register of Shipping

Date and place of detention: 30 September 2022 at Newport (Gwent).

Summary: Twenty-seven deficiencies with three grounds for detention

This vessel was still detained 30 September 2022.

DETENTIONS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS

Vessel Name: SEA HARMONY

GT: 2481

IMO: 8914166

Flag: Barbados (white list)

Company: Fehn Ship Management

Classification society: RINA Services S.p. A

Recognised organisation: RINA Services S.p. A and Lloyds Register

Recognised organisation for ISM Doc: Lloyds Register

Recognised organisation for ISM SMC: RINA Services S.p. A

Date and place of detention: 30th August 2022 at Belfast.

Summary: Eight deficiencies with three grounds for detention

This vessel was released 03 September 2022.

Vessel Name: LEV TWISTER

GT: 2295

IMO: 8302088

Flag: Germany (white list)

Company: INNOVEN Marineservice GmbH

Classification so

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