Πολλά χρόνια πίσω, λαμβάνω μία τηλεφωνική κλήση απο την ναυτιλιακή εταιρεία ενός πλοίου που βρισκόταν στο Αλγέρι.
...Ε, καπτά Γιάννη, στο παπόρι μου έστειλες δολοφόνους? Δεν καταλαβαίνω? μήπως κάνετε λάθος πρόσωπο?
Όχι, ξέρω ποιόν κάλεσα. Ωραία, πέστε μου τι συμβαίνει?
Ο Φιλιππίνος λαδάς απείλησε τον Έλληνα τρίτο μηχανικό. Φρικάρησα.
Στην συνέχεια κάλεσα τον Πλοίαρχο, μου σχολίασε σχετικά, και ζήτησα να μιλήσω με τον εν λόγω λιπαντή.
Ερώτηση προς τον λιπαντή. Τσακώθηκες με τον τριτο μηχανικό? . Απ. Όχι
Τότε γιατί η εταιρεία, μου ανέφερε σχετικά, και ότι τον απείλησες?
Απ. Αυτό που συνέβη είναι ότι ο τρίτος μηχ/κος , κατ' εντολή του Α. μηχ/κου μου έδωσε εντολή να βγάλω τα σεντινόνερα εδώ που είμαστε στο λιμάνι. Εγώ του αρνήθηκα. Στην συνέχεια , άρχισε να μου φωνάζει και να μου λέει, ότι θα κάνεις αυτό που σου λέω εγώ.
Με έπιασε από το χέρι, εγώ τίναξα το χέρι του, και έφυγα από το μηχανοστάσιο. Έκλεισα την γραμμή και ξανακάλεσα τον πλοιοκτήτη/διαχειριστή, και του είπα την άλλη άποψη.
Σε 2 ημέρες, αντικατέστησαν τον Α και Γ μηχ/κο.
Δεν ένιωσα δικαιομένος, αλλά προβληματισμένος. Πως , ένα τόσο σοβαρό θέμα, αντιμετωπίσθηκε τόσο ελαφρά αλλά και επικίνδυνα, από τους ειδικά εξουσιοδοτημένους για την ασφάλεια της ζωής, του περιβάλλοντος και της περιουσίας του πλοιοκτήτη.
Η ιστορία συνεχίζεται, και διαβάστε γιατί η εταιρεία παρόλους τους κανονισμούς είναι αυτή που άφησε το θέμα να φθάσει μέχρι την επιβολή προστίμου, αλλά το κυριότερο να εκθέτει σε κίνδυνο τον Πλοίαρχο και Α μηχανικό.
Βέβαια, σε όλες τις περιπτώσεις τα βαρίδια του καθενός παίζουν τον ρόλο τους.
Και πάλι στην παρακάτω ιστορία, η πλοιοκτήτρια-διαχειρίστρια είναι Ελληνική , αλλά όχι με Έλληνες Ναυτικούς πλέον...
Ship Management Firm Violated Pollution Law, Sentenced
Wednesday, June 09, 2010Cooperative Success Maritime S.A., the operator of the M/T Chem Faros, a 21,145 gross-ton ocean-going cargo ship that regularly transported cargo between foreign ports and the United States, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today in federal court for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), and to making material false statements, the Justice Department announced.
U.S. District Court Judge James C. Dever III for the Eastern District of North Carolina sentenced the company to pay a $850,000 penalty of which $150,000 will be paid to the congressionally-created National Fish and Wildlife Fund as a community service payment. The judge also sentenced the company to serve five years of probation, during which time they will implement an environmental compliance plan.
Federal and international law requires that all ships comply with pollution regulations requiring the proper disposal of oily waste water and sludge by passing the oily waste through an oil-water separator (OWS) aboard the vessel or burning the sludge in the ship’s incinerator. Federal law also requires the ship’s crew to record accurately in an oil record book (ORB) each transfer or disposal of oily waste water and sludge. These laws are designed to prevent pollution of ocean waters.
During a regular inspection of the ship on March 29, 2010, in Morehead City, N.C., an oiler with the engine crew passed a note to a U.S. Coast Guard inspector. The handwritten note stated: "GOOD MORNING SIR, I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THIS SHIP DISCHARGING BILGE ILEGALLY USING BY MAGIC PIPE, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ILLEGAL PIPE THERE IN WORKSHOP FIVE METERS LONG WITH RUBBER. SIR, I HOPE IF YOU DON’T MIND. WE HAVE A SECURITY FOR OUR SAFETY." (spelling and grammar errors in original).
The oiler informed a member of Coast Guard boarding team that the "magic pipe" was located in the workshop in the engine department. The subsequent investigation revealed that from September 2009, through March 2010, engine department crew members pumped oil-contaminated waste directly overboard by using the pipe that by-passed the OWS on several occasions, up to 10 times according to some crew members.
On March 18, 2010, the chief engineer, Vaja Sikharulidze, ordered the engine department crew members, through the second engineer, to by-pass the OWS and discharge oil-contaminated bilge waste directly overboard. This resulted in approximately 13,200 gallons of oil-contaminated waste to be discharged into the ocean.
Sikharulidze has acknowledged making false entries in the oil record book to hide the true amount of oil-contaminated bilge waste that was stored in a certain tank aboard the ship. The chief engineer stated that in order to hide the by-pass of over 70 cubic meters, he had to enter incorrect information in the ORB preceding the discharge.
Sikharulidze further admitted that transfer entries in the ORB from on or about March 6, 2010, through March 17, 2010, were false. He indicated he was continuing the practice of false entries made by the prior chief engineer for that particular tank. He explained that the prior chief engineer indicated in the ORB that a particular bilge tank contained 24 cubic meters of waste when, in fact, it contained 60 to 65 cubic meter of waste. In order to avoid bringing attention to the false entries, the chief engineer continued the practice of making false entries. Last month, Sikharulidze, 59, pleaded guilty to violating the APPS.
"Owners and operators of sea-going vessels who intentionally violate the law by polluting and falsifying records will be prosecuted by the Department of Justice," said Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division. "The Federal government will continue to investigate and prosecute these types of violations to stop illegal discharges and protect the environment."
"Pollution prevention acts were put in place to protect our natural resources. It is disheartening when we see companies and individuals knowingly and purposely dumping oil-contaminated waste into those resources. We will take violations of these acts very seriously, in order to protect our natural resources for future generations," stated George E. B. Holding, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
"As a steward of the environment, the Coast Guard enforces compliance with applicable laws," said Rear Adm. Wayne Justice, commander of the Coast Guard’s 5th District. "The criminal prosecution of violating companies is a significant deterrent for offending ships entering our ports. Cooperative efforts between state and federal agencies help preserve our natural resources, and protect those who rely on the marine environment for their livelihood."
"The oceans must be protected from being used as dump sites for waste oil or other hazardous substances," said Maureen O’Mara, Special Agent-in-Charge of EPA’s criminal enforcement program in Atlanta. "This prosecution sends a clear message that companies that refuse to operate their vessels safely and lawfully and pollute our waters will be vigorously prosecuted."
Investigation of this case was conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency with assistance from the FBI’s Computer Forensic Team. The case was jointly prosecuted by the Justice Department’s Environmental Crimes Section and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Τα παρακάτω στοχεία είναι απο το Εκουασις.
IMO number : 9129275
Name of ship : CHEM FAROS (since 01-12-2008)
Call Sign : V7QX6
MMSI : 538003459
Gross tonnage : 21145 (during 1996)
DWT : 32490
Type of ship : Chemical/Oil Products Tanker (during 1996)
Year of build : 1996
Flag : Marshall Islands (since 01-12-2008)
Status of ship : In Service/Commission (since 04-07-1996)
ISM Manager COOPERATIVE SUCCESS MARITIME 3, Xanthou Street, 166 74 Athens, Greece. since 12-12-2008
Ship manager COOPERATIVE SUCCESS MARITIME 3, Xanthou Street, 166 74 Athens, Greece. since 08-12-2008
Reg owner CONQUEST VENTURE MARITIME SA 3, Xanthou Street, 166 74 Athens, Greece. since 08-12-2008
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