PRIMA

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Detention in Zonguldak

On Jan 14, 2025: the 'Prima' was detained in Zonguldak with 22 deficiencies: 1) Certificate & Doc - Log books/compulsory entries Missing 2) Certificate & Doc - Oil record book Not as required 3) Certificate & Doc - Tonnage certificate Invalid 4) Certificate & Doc - Signs, indications Not as required 5) Certificate & Doc - International Energey Efficiency Certificate Invalid 6) Safety of navigation - Charts Not updated 7) Safety of navigation - Monitoring of voyage or passage plan Inoperative 8)) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Inoperative 9) Safety of navigation - Lights, shapes and sound-signals Not as required 10) Fire safety - Fire fighting equipment and appliances Not as required 11) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system Inoperative 12) Fire safety - Other (Fire safety) Other 13) Emergency systems - Emergency lighting, batteries and switches Not as required 14) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Inoperative 15) Pollution Prevention - Oil filtering equipment Not as required 16) Pollution Prevention - Oil and oily mixtures from machinery spaces Not as required 17) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Gauges, thermometers etc Not as required 18) Cargo Operation incl equipment - Atmosphere testing instruments Not as required 19) Living and working - Electrical Unsafe 20) Structural conditions - Water Level Detectors on Cargo Ships Not as required 21) Life saving Appliances - Lifebuoys incl provision and disposition Not as required 22) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released agaain on Jan 19 and left the port en route to Batumi with an ETA as of Jan 22. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

Problem with ballast water system caused distress situation of Sea Breeze

A problem in the ballast system on the "Sea Breeze" led to the six-man crew having to be rescued in a major operation in the English Channel, the MAIB found out. With the engine room flooding, the crew of the ship took to the vessel's rescue boat and were picked up by the Falmouth Lifeboat. A lifeboat from the Lizard station in Cornwall as well as several vessels and a helicopter from the Royal Naval Air Station at Culdrose in Cornwall had responded to the ship's master's mayday, the report from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said. In the incident in the early morning of Mar 9, 2014, salvage pumps were put on board from both of the lifeboats and the helicopter, but the water level in the engine room could not be controlled. The owners contracted salvors, who were able to stabilise the flooding and bring the vessel under tow. The MAIB said that the valve actuator gearbox on a sea water-isolating valve in the ballast system was defective so that someone operating the valve might believe the valve was shut when it was not. The report added that the valve-position indicator was working but it had not been checked prior to work being started on the ballast pump. When the pump was removed, the engine-room flooded. The MAIB said the Sea Breeze's master and chief engineer had been dismissed on Apr 7, 2014 for gross infringement of the vessel's safety management manual and unsuitability for the positions held. Their dismissals followed an internal report into the incident by the Sea Breeze's managers, the Shipmar company.

Sea Breeze remains in Fal as salvors are still waiting for their money

The "Sea Breeze" remained being moored in the River Fal near Trelissick Gardens at a cost of £200 per day to the public purse. The Falmouth salvage company Keynvor MorLift (KML) claimed it is owed about £200,000 in fees for the salvage and towing of the vessel after it nearly sank off the coast of the Lizard on Mar 9. Maritime lawyers are chasing the payments from the ship’s owner, Ukraine-based KDM Shipping. The ship had been towed to St Austell Bay for repairs, and then the Port of Fowey was directed by the UK Government's marine casualty authority to take her in before she was moved to the Fa. The cost of towing the vessel and mooring it for the fpllowing seven weeks was estimated at £200,000. At the moment the vessel is being looked after by the Department for Transport and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said discussions were underway with KDM Shipping and its insurers to resolve the issue of payment. Report with photos: http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Foreign-ship-Sea-Breeze-moored-Fal-costing-tax/story-21043518-detail/story.html#ixzz30YDgdU8F