mv RENA (MSC chartered container ship aground in New Zealand) / AMSA reports

https://www.amsa.gov.au/Shipping_Safety/Port_State_Control/Ship_Detention/201107.asp





Ship name:RENA
IMO:8806802
Flag:LIBERIA
Ship type:container ship
GT:37209
Deadweight:
Year keel laid:1989
Cargo type:containers
Classification Society:American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
ISM issuing authority:Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
Last special survey:04.2010
IMO registered owner:5567387
Registered owner:Daina Shipping Co, LIBERIA
IMO company:1996297
ISM company:Ciel Shipmanagement SA, GREECE
Charterer:MSC Australia
Date time of detention:21.07.2011 @ 14:00
Port of detention:Fremantle, WA, AUSTRALIA
Date time of release:22.07.2011 @ 20:15
Port of release:Fremantle, WA, AUSTRALIA
Detention period:1 d 6 h 15 min
Delayed beyond scheduled sailing time:0 d 14 h 15 min
Recognised organisation attended:Yes
ISM issuing authority attended:No
Serious deficiencies related to RO:Hatchway cover securing arrangements defective.
Incorrectly tensioned quick action cleat for hatch cover
Cracked compression rubber pad and rusted adjustment thread and not on quick acting cleat
Serious deficiencies relating to ISM:Nil.
Other serious deficiencies:Cargo not stowed and secured as per cargo securing manual.
Securing pins for lashing bar not original
Vessel has not been maintained between surveys.
Conditions of release:MF/HF radio equipment, hatch cover securing arrangements & cargo securing equipment to be permanently repaired as per Flag dispensation.

More on the mt PAVIT (IMO 9016636)

As quoted in today's Times of India:-

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Pavit-set-adrift-near-city-on-purpose/articleshow/9510708.cms

MUMBAI: The drifting of Panama-flagged MT Pavit to the Mumbai coast still remains a mystery but experts in the maritime industry feel the vessel may have been brought close to Mumbai on purpose and set adrift.

Veeresh Malik, expert on shipping and marine security issues, said, "There had to be some sort of intervention to ensure the ship stayed afloat. MT Pavit is not even in decrepit condition. This means the vessel remained afloat by way of tow or because some basic repairs were carried out."

The ship was reported to have sunk after it was abandoned off the Oman coast on June 29. The crew members of the abandoned vessel, which ran aground at Versova beach on July 31, were rescued by a US naval ship and brought to Kandla by Jag Pushpa.

Pointing out that the "winds and currents at this time of the year would not push the ship southwards down from Omani coast" towards India, Malik said, "It should have drifted towards the Gulf of Kutch. The fact that it moved in the direction of Mumbai leads to suspicion that it did get some assistance."

It is implausible that an abandoned vessel can drift for miles without being detected, especially in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. "If a ship is unmanned, then it would not transmit any recognition signals on its AIS (automatic identification signals). However, if a ship transmits its AIS, then somebody has to be tracking its movements. This is the standard operating procedure for owners and insurers."

A member of the ship breakers' association said, "After MT Pavit was abandoned, there were no reports to indicate that its owners/insurers were trying to have it towed or repaired. It is the moral duty of the shipping company to save the life of crew members and salvage the ship."

He said MT Pavit's owners could have easily arranged for it to be towed to the Oman coast for repairs. "It is a mystery why the owner did not do this as the hull of the ship is in good condition and there is nothing to indicate a fuel leak."