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Third detention since March 2025
The "Semsa" was detained on June 21, 2026: Detained in Ashdod, Israel with 18 deficiencies, one of which being regarded as seriously and a ground for a detention: 1) Living and working - Provisions quantity Insufficient The vessel was released again on June 28. The last detentions were on Sep 19, 2025, in Gemlik with 20 deficiencies for two days and on March 17, 2025, in Kocaeli with 23 deficiencies for five days. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EJ417LBWa/
Detention in Kocaeli
On March 17, 2025, the 'Semsa' was detained in Kocaeli with 23 deficiencies, four of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Radio communications - INMARSAT ship earth station Inoperative 2) Pollution Prevention - Other (Marpol Annex I) Other 3) Emergency system - Emergency fire pump and its pipes Not as required 4) Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire resisting division Not as required The vessel was released again on March 21 and left the port en route to Split with an ETA as of March 28. The last detention was on Aug 16, 2024, in Porto Nogaro with 30 deficiencies fir 28 days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591
MAIB report on collision with Achieve published
The MAIB has released its report into the collision of the fishing vessel 'Achieve' with the cargo m/v 'Talis' on Nov 8, 2020, which resulted in the sinking of the 'Achieve'. The agency found that neither vessel had kept an effective watch in fog, and that no one was in the Achieve's wheelhouse at the time of the collision. At 05.30 a.m. the trawler departed North Shields bound for the fishing grounds off Tynemouth. The skipper planned to fish during the day and return to North Shields that afternoon. Conditions were overcast with patches of fog. At 2.30 p.m. the 'Talis' departed Blyth with a cargo of red stone, bound for the Netherlands. With the chief officer on watch, the 'Talis' maintained a steady southeasterly course at eight knots, headed for the waters off Tynemouth. At about the same time, the captain of the 'Achieve' decided to return to port. He got under way and engaged the autopilot, heading southwest at about five knots. After testing out his new radar - installed two days earlier - he left the wheelhouse unattended and went aft to check on his deckhand. At 3.38 p.m. the 'Talis' chief officer detected the 'Achieve' on the radar when the fishing boat was about one nautical mile away on the port bow. He saw no corresponding AIS signal, so he and his AB tried to spot the vessel visually with their binoculars. They did not immediately spot her, but within a few moments, Achieve emerged from the fog. The 'Talis' chief officer sounded one long blast of the whistle and put the rudder hard to starboard; Achieve did not alter course appreciably, and she struck Talis on the port side at about 3.41 p.m. Aboard the 'Achieve', the bilge alarms sounded soon after the collision. The deckhand went below and found several sprung planks around the stem, with water flowing in. He decided not to try to go into the after section of the space to start the engine-powered bilge pump, fearing that he would be trapped by rising water. The 'Achieve's master made a distress call to the Humber Coastguard, which tasked the Tynemouth RNLI all-weather lifeboat (ALB) with responding. The lifeboat was on scene by about 1605, and it rigged up a towline and salvage pump. However, the 'Achieve' continued to settle lower in the water, and her master and deckhand decided to abandon ship onto the all-weather lifeboat. The fishing vessel sank at about 6.10 p.m. in about 60 feet of water. The 'Talis' sustained a minor dent on her port side, with no hull penetrations or flooding. In the minutes after the collision, she offered her assistance to the 'Achieve', but she was released by the UK Coastguard and continued her voyage to the Netherlands. The MAIB concluded that neither vessel was keeping an effective lookout in conditions of restricted visibility. Achieve’s wheelhouse was unmanned at the time of the collision, and the MAIB found that with more attentive watchkeeping aboard the 'Talis', the chief officer could have detected the risk of collision sooner. In addition, the board determined that even after the risk was identified, the 'Talis' chief officer’s action was hesitant and too late to avoid a collision. Report with photo: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/maib-empty-wheelhouse-contributed-to-collision-and-sinking
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