The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Panama-flagged bulk carrier Babuza Wisdom from Australian ports for 90 days over a “plethora of detainable deficiencies” it found on Well Shipmanagement & Maritime Consultant Co-operated vessel.
from Australian ports for 90 days over a “plethora of detainable deficiencies” it found on Well Shipmanagement & Maritime Consultant Co-operated vessel.The 2009-built Wisdom Marine-owned 19,000 dwt bulker was detained and lined up for an inspection in Geelong in May. The AMSA probe found a defective rescue boat engine, defective reserve batteries for MF and HF radio systems and systemic maintenance and reporting failures within the implemented safety management system onboard.
The Taiwanese operator’s run-ins with safety regulators in recent years have earned its fleet a detention rate that is more than five times the average for ships visiting Australian waters, AMSA said.
An analysis of regulatory interactions with other ships operated by Well Shipmanagement & Maritime Consultant Co over the last three years revealed severe systemic flaws and a trend of poor performance of the company’s ships.
“We have repeatedly warned Well Shipmanagement & Maritime Consultant Company Ltd to ensure its ships meet the minimum international standards, and yet what we have seen is continued systemic failings which place the safety of seafarers and our environment at unacceptable risk,” AMSA executive director of operations Michael Drake said.
The vessel is the third to be barred by AMSA this year, including the 2006-built 1,732 teu containership MSC Kymea II.
