The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that five foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during December 2022 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
To remind, 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, a deficiency may be raised. If any of their deficiencies are so serious, they have to be rectified before departure, then the ship will be detained. All deficiencies should be rectified before departure.
Ships detained in December 2022
#1 OCMIS GAR: The Palau flagged vessel was detained on 02 December 2022 at Plymouth, found with 22 deficiencies with 4 grounds for detention. Eventually, this vessel was still detained 31 December 2022.
#2 PELAGIA KYST: The Norway flagged vessel was detained on 27 December 2022 at Boston, found with 19 deficiencies with 6 grounds for detention. This vessel was released on 30 December 2022.
#3 JAKOB SELMER: The Marshall Islands flagged vessel was detained on 28 December 2022 at London, found with 21 deficiencies with 4 grounds for detention. The vessel was still detained 31 December 2022.
Detentions carried over from previous months
#1 OCEAN GLORY: The Cyprus flagged vessel was detained on 02 November 2022 at Londonderry, found with 16 deficiencies with 4 grounds for detention. This vessel was released 05 December 2022.
#2 VIVA UNITY: The Panama flagged vessel was detained on 28 November 2022 at Belfast, found with 19 deficiencies with 5 ground for detention. This vessel was released 02 December 2022.
#3 HERCA- 1: The Panama flagged vessel was detained on 13 November 2022 at Belfast, found with 13 deficiencies with 2 ground for detention. This vessel was released on 08 December 2022.
#4 SKY RANGER: The Panama flagged vessel was detained on 28 November 2022 at New Holland, found with 21 deficiencies with 6 grounds for detention. This vessel was released on 7 December 2022.
#5 SHEARWATER: The Comoros flagged vessel was detained on 30th June 2022 at Leith, found with 7 deficiencies with 4 grounds for detention. This vessel was still detained on 31 December 2022.
#6 POSEIDON: The Iceland flagged vessel was detained on 19th July 2018 at Hull, found with 10 deficiencies with 2 grounds for detention. This vessel was still detained on 31 December 2022.
#7 TECOIL POLARIS: The Russian Federation flagged vessel was detained on 6th June 2018 at Immingham, found with 27 deficiencies with 6 grounds for detention. This vessel was still detained on 31 December 2023.
