ship safety deficiencies

[vincent]

I'm surprised at what is perhaps an acceptable rate of safety deficiencies in merchant vessels. (I assume that this rate is the same all over the globe.)

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a 90-day ban to the Marshall Island-flagged containership Big Lilly over significant safety and maintenance problems.

The operator of the ship, V Ships Greece, has been marked by the AMSA as a poor performer with a detention rate of 16% compared to the average of 6% for all foreign vessels ....

gcaptain.com/containership-banned-from-australian-waters-for-serious-safety-and-maintenance-issues/?subscriber=true&goal=0_f50174ef03-6660a61edb-169965877&mc_cid=6660a61edb&mc_eid=5591e67b40

gcaptain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Big-Lily.jpeg

[dennisw]

With ancestors who were ship builders and a couple of good friends who were merchant sailors and several of Dad's engineering mates were also ships engineers I have been off on a fair few merchant ships and some of them were at best sloppy. Amateur yachties probably run a tighter ship than many, but they say familiarity breeds contempt. Naval vessels are much better because they need to be kept in a state of readiness, whether for battle or rescue work, they are generally much better maintained; if you are just an ocean going delivery driver you do the minimum to keep sailing and earning $$$$.