Estonian authorities are after talks with the formal owner tanker na Mauritiusie And they received assurances about readiness to cooperate. In addition, they are in contact with the authorities Dippedunder which the ship once swimmed the flag.
Work is also underway to eliminate dozens of faultsin connection with which the tanker received No navigation.
Kristjan Truu, director of the Maritime Service of the Transport Administration, noted that the release tanker It will be possible only after eliminating faults and re -inspection. It is not yet known when it will happen.
The tanker stopped last week was heading to Russian Port of Ust-Słak. There are many indications that it belongs to Russian “Shadow Fleet”.
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The Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs pointed out that the detention of a tanker shows that coordinated activities of allied countries at Baltic Seabring results and also protect the environment and safety at sea.
The controllers checked ship throughout the past Friday. Out of 40 deficiencies 29 were “significant”, which creates threat to maritime safety and environmental and was the reason for stopping the tanker. They mainly concern irregularities in the documentation, and the others – the implementation of the maritime safety management system, preparation of the crew in the event of a ship's failure and technical deficiencies.
– One of the important problems is the suspicion that The ship has no flagwhich means that it is not subject to any country. Estonia inspected a ship flowing without flag, within its borders of international rights and obligations – Truu informed earlier.
The tanker was detained by the Estonian Navy on Friday morning at the entrance to Tallinn bay. Currently, guarded by the jacket ship, is located on an anchor at the Muuga Port.