An MPA inspection flagged 13 deficiencies, with 3 serious enough to warrant the vessel's detention.
SINGAPORE – Serious lapses relating to fire safety and life-saving equipment aboard the Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima were uncovered during an inspection by Singapore’s port authority in the wake of the Republic’s worst oil spill in a decade.
MPA said the inspection, which ensures visiting foreign ships meet international standards on safety, security and marine pollution prevention, is separate from the investigations that are being conducted by the authorities into the June 14 incident. According to a public database of PSC inspection results in the Asia-Pacific region, a total of 13 deficiencies were flagged during the June 15 inspection of Vox Maxima.
The three deficiencies were related to fire safety, lifeboats aboard the vessel, and the International Safety Management Code, which provides an international standard for the safe management and operation of ships.Van Oord, the Netherlands-based company that manages Vox Maxima, told The Straits Times that the PSC detention related to the deficiencies found aboard its vessel was lifted on June 30.
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