EVEREST

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Ship banned from ParisMOU ports after111 defiencies were found during four inspections

On Feb 14, 2025, the 'Everest' was detained again in Heraklion with 27 deficiencies, 26 seriously of which being regarded as seriously and reasons for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Minimum safe manning Doc Missing 2) Structural conditions - Steering gear Not as required 3) Structural conditions - Electrical installation in general Not as required 4) Life saving Appliances - Embarkation arrangement survival craft Not properly maintained 5) Pollution Prevention - Oil filtering equipment Inoperative 6) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Management System Not properly maintained 7) Pollution Prevention - Garbage Management Plan Not as required 8)) Pollution Prevention - Garbage shipboard handling Not as required 9) Emergency systems - Emergency lighting, batteries and switches Not as required 10) Emergency systems - Abandon ship drills Lack of control 11) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of control 12) Emergency systems - Emergency towing arrangements and procedures Not as required 13) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 14) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion main engine Not as required 15) Fire safety - Remote Means of control Inoperative 16) Fire safety - Personal equipment of fire safety Missing 17) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system Inoperative 18) Fire safety - Fire control plan Not updated 19) Safety of navigation - Charts Not updated 20) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Expired 21) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Lack of information 22) Labour conditions - Lighting (Working spaces) Inoperative 23) Labour conditions - Sanitary facilities Not properly maintained 24) Radio communications - Operation of GMDSS equipment Lack of familiarity 25) Radio communications - Reserve source of energy Inoperative 26) Safety of navigation - Pilot ladders and hoist/pilots transfer arrangements Unsafe The vessel was released again on March 11 and left the port en route to Tuzla. On March 15 the ship moored off Pendik in pos. N 40° 52' N 029° 12' E, where it remained stationary as of March 17. The previous inspection had led to a refusal of access to ParisMOU-harbours. due to the repeated detentions. The last ones were on Jan 9 in Kocaeli with 31 deficiencies for nine days, on Sep 16, 2024, also in Kocaeli with 28 deficiencies for three days and on July 20, 2022, in Ravenna with 25 deficiencies for five days.

Detention in Kocaeli

On Jan 9, 2025:, the 'Everest' was detained in Kocaeli with 31 deficiencies, six of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Safety of navigation - BNWAS Missing 2) Structural conditions - Hull - Cracking Cracked 3) Structural conditions - Beams, frames, floors op.damage Cracked 4) Water/Weathertight - Ventilators, air pipes and casings Not as required 5) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power, emergency generator Inoperative 6) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Jan 17 and left the port en route to Sulina with an ETA as of Jan 20. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

Grounding off Wangerooge

The "Eems Delfia", being loaded with construction material, ran aground off the port of Wangerooge in the morning of May 27, 2017. Around 4 p.m. tugs were able to refloat the vessel which was ordered into the port of Wangerooge for inspections. The water police in Wilhelmshaven launched an investigation. Obviously a combination of currents, wind and fog contributed to the accident. The ship left the port again on May 28 at 1.15 p.m., next being bound to Hausvik, ETA May 30.