ship detention

New crew-change policy is neat, plausible… and wrong

Pictured: a fully-cellular containership heads into the sunset; Credit: Pixabay

Shipping Australia is very concerned about the ongoing crisis caused by a lack of crew changes. Hundreds of thousands of people are trapped at sea and hundreds of thousands of people are waiting (without pay) to go to sea. It is a humanitarian crisis.

We have long advocated that measures should be taken to enable crew changes to occur as this is in the health and safety interests of the crew and in the vital economic...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/new-crew-change-policy-is-neat-plausible-and-wrong/

Foreign Flagged Ships Detained in the UK During August 2020

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that nine foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during July 2020 after failing port state control (PSC) inspection.

Zero new detentions 

During August, there were zero new detentions of foreign flagged vessels in a UK port.

  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 (2009/16/EC as...

https://mfame.guru/foreign-flagged-ships-detained-in-the-uk-during-august-2020/

Ships Detained With Crews Locked Onboard

Two Palmali Group ships are detained with crews onboard in Ravenna Italy, after Court rule, reports Maritime Bulletin.

The detained ships

Two Palmali Group ships that are detained after Court rule: 

  1. tanker GOBUSTAN (since middle of June, according to track records), and 
  2. general cargo ship SULTAN BEY, after she docked at Ravenna on Jul 16, on arrival from Istanbul. 
Reason for detention

A number of ships of the Palmali Group are detained or seized throughout the Med region. The reason is the...

https://mfame.guru/ships-detained-with-crews-locked-onboard/

Foreign Flagged Ships Detained in the UK During May 2020

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that five foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during April 2020 after failing port state control (PSC) inspection.

Zero new detentions 

During May, there were zero new detentions of foreign flagged vessels in a UK port.

  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 (2009/16/EC as...

https://mfame.guru/foreign-flagged-ships-detained-in-the-uk-during-may-2020/

Philippines detain ship for non-compliance with coronavirus measures

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has ordered the investigation of Panama-flagged cargo vessel ‘MV Harmony 6’, after its captain allegedly declared false information of its port clearance details amid intensified maritime security measures against the coronavirus.

MV Harmony 6 arrived in Changzhou, China on 13 February 2020 and left on 18 February 2020.

Scheduled to have its next port call at the Port of Poro Point in La Union, Philippines, the crew of the ship allegedly turned off its Automatic...

https://safety4sea.com/philippines-detain-ship-for-non-compliance-with-coronavirus-measures/

EMSA publishes Q&A on ban list and banning procedures

In order to provide some clarity regarding Port State Control, EMSA published a Q&A answering the most frequent questions on the ban list and on the banning procedures.

Q. Which bans can be imposed according to the Directive 2009/16/EC?

A. The ban due to multiple detentions, the ban for jumped detention, and the ban for not calling into the indicated repair yard.

Q. Which ship types can be banned under Article 16 (multiple detentions)?

A. All ship types.

Q. What are the “Black”, “Grey” and ”White”...

https://safety4sea.com/emsa-publishes-qa-on-ban-list-and-banning-procedures/

Russia returns seized vessels to Ukraine

On Monday, November 18th, Russia handed back the three Ukrainian naval ships it captured last year. The handover took place in the Black Sea, off the coast of Crimea and was confirmed by the two countries’ foreign ministries.

According to Moscow,  in November 2018, in the same area, two small Ukrainian armored artillery vessels and a tugboat had entered its territorial waters illegally, a statement that Ukraine denied. Whatsoever, the Navy opened fire on them, wounding several sailors and...

https://safety4sea.com/russia-returns-seized-vessels-to-ukraine/

Global PSC Scorecard: Detentions of 2019 First Semester

Many operators monitor specific KPIs, but these are not necessarily make the difference; it is not only the detention ratio, but country, port, age, and ship type that matter. Analyzing more than 33,500 inspections and related data from RISK4SEA – the online intelligence platform providing PSC inspection analytics & benchmarking – the global KPIs for the first semester of 2019 show 1.88 deficiencies per inspection, in comparison to the last running quarter which was 1.76. The detention rate is...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-global-psc-scorecard-detentions-of-2019-first-semester/

Foreign flagged vessels detained in the UK in September

The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that during September there were four new detention of foreign flagged vessels in a UK port, while four foreign flagged ships remained under detention during August 2019 after failing port state control (PSC) inspection.

Notes on the list of detentions

  • Full details of the ship. The accompanying detention list shows ship’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) number which is unchanging throughout the ship’s life and uniquely identifies...

https://safety4sea.com/foreign-flagged-vessels-detained-in-the-uk-in-september/

Ukraine authorities seize Russian tanker

Ukraine seized a Russian tanker moored in a river port near the Black Sea, in retaliation for Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian vessels and arrest of 24 sailors in November 2018. According to Ukraine’s SBU security service, the country seized the Russian tanker ‘Nika Spirit’ in Izmail.

According to the Guardian, Russia threatened to retaliate as well, if arrests were made, but according to a spokesman for the Russian embassy in Kyiv, the crewmembers are heading back to Russia.

Moreover, the...

https://safety4sea.com/ukraine-authorities-seize-russian-tanker/

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