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Fourth detention within less than one year
The "Rapid" was detained once more on Aug 14 in Kocaeli with 30 deficiencies, in this case 13 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - SOPEP Missing 2) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boats Not ready for use 3) Life saving Appliances - Launching arrangements for rescue boats Not as required 4) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boat inventory Missing 5) Life saving Appliances - Emergency equipment for 2-way comm Batteries expired 6) Life saving Appliances - Distress flares Missing 7) Safety of navigation - BNWAS Inoperative 8)) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm systems Inoperative 9) Fire safety - Fixed fire exthinguishing installation Not as required 10) Fire safety - Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations Not as required 11) Water/Weather - Ventilators, air pipes and casings Not as required 12) Radio communications - Other (Radio comm) Other 13) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Aug 27 and left the port en route to Reni with an ETA as of Aug 31. The last detentions were only on April 11 in Poti with nine deficiencies for three days, on Feb 13 in Karasu with 24 deficiencies for also three days and on Sep 18, 2024: in Karadeniz Eregli with 33 deficiencies for a week. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591
88 defiencies in one and a half year
On April 11, 2025, the 'Rapid' was detained in Poti, with nine deficiencies, eight of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Emergency systems - Emergency lighting, batteries and switches Inoperative 2) Emergency systems - Emergency fire pump and its pipes Inoperative 3) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Inoperative 4) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Record Book Not as required 5) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 6) Alarms - Engineers alarm Not as required 7) Certificate & Doc - Other (Certificate) Other 8)) Living and working - Steam pipes and pressure pipes Not as required The vessel was relased again on April 13 and left the port en route to Batumi, where it berthed on April 13. The last detention was only on Feb 13 in Karasu with 24 deficiencies for three days, more recent detentions were on Sep 18, 2024, in Karadeniz Eregli with not less than 33 deficiencies for nine days and on Sep 12, 2023, in Bari with 22 deficiencies for 17 days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591
Detention in Karasu
On Feb 13, 2025, the 'Rapid' has been detained in Karasu with 24 deficiencies, 19 of whioch being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Log-books/compulsory entries Not as required 2) Certificate & Doc - Other (ship certificate) Other 3) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Inoperative 4) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of training 5) Emergency systems' - Emergency towing arrangements and procedures Not as required 6) Emergency systems - Emergency fire pump and its pipes Inoperative 7) Fire safety - Means of escape Blocked 8)) Living and working - Lega documentation on work and rest hours Not as required 9) Living and working - Ropes and wires Not as required 10) Living and working - Safe means of access Unsafe 11) Living and working - Obstruction/Slipping etc Not as required 12) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Not updated 13) Safety of navigation - Magnetic compass Inoperative 14) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Missing 15) Safety of navigation - Signalling lamp Inoperative 16) Safety of navigation - Other (Navigation) Other 17) Structural conditions - Decks - Corrosion Corroded 18) Structural conditions - Beams, frames, floors op-damage Not as required 19) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Feb 15 and left the port en route to Constanta Anchorage. The last detention was on Sep 18, 2024, in Karadeniz Eregli with 33 deficiencies for five days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591&locale=de_DE
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