The Estonian Transport Department discovered about 40 violations on the Kiwala tanker detained in the Gulf of Finland without the flag of any country. This is reported by ERR, UNN informs.
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It is noted that in connection with the identified violations, the vessel is prohibited from continuing its journey until all deficiencies are eliminated.
Neither the safety of navigation nor environmental safety is ensured
– said Kristjan Truu, Director of the Maritime Service of the Estonian Transport Department.
According to the authorities, out of the 40 detected violations, 29 are serious and became the basis for the detention of the vessel. Most of them (23 violations) concerned documentation, the rest – the safety of navigation system, crew training for emergency situations, as well as technical malfunctions.
One of the serious problems is also the suspicion that the vessel does not have the flag of the state, which means that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any country. Estonia, within its rights and international obligations, inspected a vessel that does not have a flag. We are in constant contact with the representative of the vessel
– the official clarified.
The vessel is currently in Muuga under the protection of the Naval Forces.
“After the elimination of both documentary and technical violations and re-inspection, the Transport Department will issue a permit to the tanker to continue its journey,” the article says.
Recall
Estonian Navy rsian Forces detained the Kiwala tanker of the “shadow fleet” of Russia in the Baltic Sea, which is under EU sanctions. The vessel was sailing under the flag of Djibouti, but a representative of the Estonian Transport Administration stated that Djibouti denies that it is registered there.