The Wagenborg Shipping-operated, 6,540 gt general cargo vessel Marneborg was among eight vessels detained by the UK in October. Maritime and Coastguard Agency port state control found 17 deficiencies and detained the Netherlands-flag ship for three days with two ISM major non-conformities (emergency preparedness and maintenance of ship and equipment not according to SMS), as well as inadequate fixed fire-fighting installation, inoperative lifeboat and rescue boat engines, an inoperative lifeboat radar transponder and cracks in the main deck.
Seven of the eight vessels were detained during 157 port state control while one was detained after originally being detained in the Republic of Ireland and allowed to sail to Belfast for repairs. Of the ships inspected during October a total of 33 vessels had no deficiencies raised against them, 68 had between one and five deficiencies, 34 had between six and ten deficiencies, 16 had between eleven and twenty deficiencies and 6 vessels had more than twenty deficiencies.
One bulk carrier, one offshore supply vessel, one tanker, four general cargo vessels and one other cargo vessel were detained. All the vessels detained in September failed PSC for at least one ISM major non-conformity in addition to other detainable deficiencies.