Refusal of access list and letters of warning list
| Vessel name (IMO number) |
Flag | Direction | Issue date | Expire date |
Media release providing details of Direction issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vega Auriga (IMO 9347789) | Liberia | Refused access for 3 months | 25/8/2014 | 25/11/2014 | Media release—27 August 2014 |
| Territory Trader (IMO 8812899) | Indonesia | Refused access for 3 months | 24/11/2014 | 18/2/2015 | Media release—25 November 2014 |
| Meratus Sangatta (IMO 9116797) | Indonesia | Refused access for 3 months | 9/1/2015 | 6/4/2015 | Media release—9 January 2015 |
| Red Rover (IMO 8912900) | Indonesia | Refused access for 12 months | 31/1/15 | 31/1/16 | Media release—31 January 2015 |
| Noah Satu (IMO 9313620) | Indonesia | Refused access for 3 months | 15/9/2015 | 16/12/2015 | Media release—21 September 2015 |
| Noah Satu (IMO 9313620) | Indonesia | Refused access for 12 months | 29/1/2016 | 29/1/2017 | Media release—7 February 2016 |
| Five Stars Fujian (IMO 9402287) | Hong Kong | Refused access for 12 months | 1/9/2016 | 1/9/2017 | Media release—1 September 2016 |
| Kiunga Chief (IMO 9195119) | Papua New Guinea | Refused access for 3 months | 30/5/2017 | 30/8/2017 | Media release—5 June 2017 |
| Rena (IMO 9464780) | Bahamas | Refused access for 6 months | 03/08/2017 | 03/02/2018 | Media release—3 August 2017 |
| DL Carnation (IMO 9618680) | Panama | Refused access for 12 months | 14/09/2017 | 14/09/2018 | Media release—14 September 2017 |
| MSC Kia Ora (IMO 9364344) | Liberia | Refused access for 3 months | 25/3/2018 | 25/6/2018 | Media release—25 March 2018 |
| Thorco Luna (IMO 9699957) | Philippines | Refused access for 3 months | 08/6/2018 | 08/09/2018 | Media release—8 June 2018 |
| Shandong Hai Wang (IMO 9591557) | Hong Kong | Refused access for 12 months | 12/07/2018 | 12/07/2019 | Media release—12 July 2018 |
| Fortune Genius (IMO 9221877) | Panama | Refused access for 12 months | 13/09/2019 | 13/09/2020 | Media release—13 September 2019 |
| Xing Jing Hai (IMO 9728344) | Panama | Refused access for 18 months | 13/09/2019 | 14/03/2021 | Media release—13 September 2019 |
Vessels and operators issued a letter of warning in relation to serious deficiencies
These vessels and operators have been issued a letter of warning in relation to serious deficiencies. The compliance history of vessels and their operators, and the seriousness of deficiencies, are matters that AMSA takes into consideration under its Compliance and Enforcement Policy and Protocols and during inspection planning. AMSA may take further compliance action, including issuing directions refusing access, to Australian ports, of vessels operated by operators who do not take action to address any systemic issues that led to the deficiencies identified by AMSA.
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Vessel Name (IMO Number) |
Flag |
Operator |
Issue date |
Date closed1 |
Details of deficiencies |
Details of serious deficiencies |
Action taken in relation to serious deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Xing Ning Hai (IMO 9728332) |
Hong Kong |
Dalian Ocean Prosperity Int'l Ship Management Co.Ltd |
30 July 2018 |
Remains open until Xing Yuan Hai entry closed |
|
Some crew wages unpaid for six months |
Vessel attended by flag supported by AMSA. The flag state took action to bring the vessel into compliance and are following up with the operator. All outstanding wages were paid prior to attendance by flag or AMSA. Warning letter issued by AMSA. |
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Xing Yuan Hai (IMO 9728368) |
Hong Kong | Dalian Ocean Prosperity Int'l Ship Management Co.Ltd | 2 October 2019 | Account of wages do not reflect the actual wages paid to the crew from June to August 2019 |
The vessel was attended by AMSA on 1 October 2019 as the company are under additional scrutiny. The inspection identified that the operator had become aware of an underpayment and additional wages had been paid on 29 September to correct an under payment. While the vessel was incompliance the payments and timing did not comply with MLC. The operator has been required to review their systems to ensure all future payments are in compliance with MLC. Warning letter issued by AMSA. |
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Ocean Glory (IMO 9303077) |
Panama | Mingtai Navigation Co Ltd | 14 October 2019 | Failure to pay wages in full at no greater than monthly intervals |
The vessel was inspected by AMSA on 8 October 2019. The inspection confirmed that the home allotments had not been paid for a significant period of time. At the time of the inspection the monies owed to the crew was being paid to correct the underpayment. Warning letter issued by AMSA. |
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| Ken Rei (IMO 9310006) | Vanuatu | MMS Company Limited | 24 October 2019 | Failure to pay wages in full at no greater than monthly intervals |
The vessel inspected by AMSA on 17 October 2019. The inspection identified that the operator had recently reduced wages of some crew contrary to the signed Seafarer Employment Agreements. This resulted in a pay loss ranging from $100-$500 per crew member. The total monies owed to crew, as per the signed SEAs, were paid prior release from detention. Warning letter issued by AMSA. |
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| Chiyotamou IMO 9335862 | Panama | Doun Kisen Company Ltd | 4 February 2020 | Exhaust Gas Cleaning System defective |
The vessel reported a failure of the EGCS through a FONAR and stated that compliant fuel could not be supplied and no technician could be sourced to rectify the EGCS during the port stay in Australia. During a PSC inspection, it was noted that a previous EGCS failure had not been reported to the port State (Japan), and the ship had sailed with a defective EGCS and insufficient compliant fuel for the voyage. Warning letter issued by AMSA. |
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| Tao Ace IMO 9639696 | Panama | Wisdom Marine International Inc | 19 March 2020 | Failure to report serious incident (grounding) and carriage of high sulphur fuel oil after the implementation of the carriage ban. |
The vessel ran aground at Norfolk Island on 21 December. The vessel sustained damage to the hull and continued to discharge cargo over the next two months. No report to the port State was made, as required by SOLAS and Australian legislation. AMSA became aware of the incident and sought information from the Master who then confirmed that the ship had run aground. The vessel reported through a FONAR on 30 December that they had insufficent low sulphur fuel for the 1 January implementation of IMO 2020. The failure to effectively plan for the transition to compliant fuel, and ensure that post 1 March 2020 that there was no high sulphur fuel oil onboard is considered a serious shortcoming. Warning letter issued by AMSA. |
Note 1: This will be closed on the date shown (which will be entered when AMSA is satisfied there is no evidence of ongoing systemic issues) or 24 months after issue, whichever is sooner.