SAN REMO II

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Detained by MCA for 6 days in March/April at Silvertown

Date and Place of detention: - 28 March 2013, Silvertown The vessel was detained in Silvertown as the load lines (including Exemption) was not filled in for annual survey and eleven deficiencies were marked as ISM, which demonstrate there was objective evidence of a serious failure, or lack of effectiveness of the implementation of the ISM Code. The ISM deficiencies included several life fire fighting related deficiencies as numerous internal fire doors not closing properly; unable to open the fire hose box and one fire hose was leaking. Breathing apparatus sets had empty bottles along with one set having a low alarm inoperative, one set an air leak and EEBD set was undercharged. During the fire drill crew entered fire with empty bottles and the hose was too short; the crew lacked familiarity when operating GMDSS equipment. There was a lack of cleanliness in the galley and nautical publications had not been updated. Other deficiencies identified were sounding pipes on the main deck and engine room springs were seized; the ventilator was holed in the foscle; hydraulic controls were leaking on to the main deck and flanges on aux engine turbo chargers were exposed. The hot water pipes in the staff accommodation needed insulating along with the shower mixes being put in working order. The voyage data recorder was unable to be switched on and the long range identification and tracking system was inoperative. The vessels International Anti-fouling- System certificate, oil record book SOLAS number one poster and records of rest were incomplete. The vessel was released on 02 April 2013

Detention in Silvertown

The "San Remo II" was detained in Silvertown on Mar 28, 2013, as the load lines (including Exemption) was not filled in for annual survey and eleven deficiencies were marked as ISM, which demonstrate there was objective evidence of a serious failure, or lack of effectiveness of the implementation of the ISM Code. The ISM deficiencies included several life fire fighting related deficiencies as numerous internal fire doors not closing properly; unable to open the fire hose box and one fire hose was leaking. Breathing apparatus sets had empty bottles along with one set having a low alarm inoperative, one set an air leak and EEBD set was undercharged. During the fire drill crew entered fire with empty bottles and the hose was too short; the crew lacked familiarity when operating GMDSS equipment. There was a lack of cleanliness in the galley and nautical publications had not been updated. Other deficiencies identified were sounding pipes on the main deck and engine room springs were seized; the ventilator was holed in the foscle; hydraulic controls were leaking on to the main deck and flanges on aux engine turbo chargers were exposed. The hot water pipes in the staff accommodation needed insulating along with the shower mixes being put in working order. The voyage data recorder was unable to be switched on and the long range identification and tracking system was inoperative. The vessels International Anti-fouling- System certificate, oil record book SOLAS number one poster and records of rest were incomplete. The ship left England on Apr 3 bound for Rouen and Dakar where it berthed on Apr 17.

SAN REMO II

On Dec 29, 2010, at 2.30 a..m. on the Westerscheldt the Malta-flagged "Ufa" and the "San Remo II" were in collision in dense fog. The "San Remo II" was underway from the Terneuzen locks to Wielingen without cargo when it was hit by the "Ufa" which came from Antwerp and was underway towards the East gat. The latter suffered damages on six metres length at the starboard bow, the unloaded vessel a holed ballast water tank and a damage of one metre length six metres above the water line on port side. Both ships anchored off Flushing for inspections.