The Paris MoU informed that the ship M/V ‘Elg’ was detained in Gibraltar on 12 February 2019. This is the third detention in the Paris MoU region within the last 36 months. The ship carries the flag of Moldova which is black on the current Paris MoU WGB list.
According to the provisions of section 4 of the Paris MoU, Article 16 of EU Council Directive 2009/16/EC, the ship will be denied further access to any port and anchorage in the Paris MOU region, except a port and anchorage of the ship’s flag State.
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This refusal of access will apply right after the ship gets authorization to leave this port and anchorage.
As this is the first refusal of access order the period of the refusal of access will last 3 months.
Your attention is drawn to the provisions of Section 4.4 of the Paris MOU, Article 21.6 of EU Council Directive 2009/16/EC1, which allow access to a specific port and anchorage in the event of force majeure or overriding safety considerations, or to reduce or minimize the risk of pollution or to have deficiencies rectified, provided that adequate measures to the satisfaction of the competent authority of such State have been implemented by the company or the master of the ship to ensure safe entry
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