Border Guard bars fishermen from going to sea
Serious violations were uncovered on 5 May by an inspection team from the SG-212 patrol boat, part of the Pomeranian Border Guard Division, during a check on a fishing vessel from Mrzeżyno. The crew had planned to head out to sea, but Border Guard officers prohibited the departure until all irregularities were addressed.
In brief
A control group from the patrol vessel SG-212 of the Pomeranian Border Guard Division found on 5 May gross deficiencies on a fishing boat at the quay of the port of Mrzeżyno, with three people on board. The border guards revealed expired certificates for the liferaft, hydrostatic release unit, pyrotechnic signals and EPIRB radio beacon, required by the SOLAS Convention. The commander of the SG-212 vessel prohibited the skipper from putting to sea until the deficiencies are rectified, and the commander of the Pomeranian Border Guard Division will apply to the Director of the Maritime Office in Szczecin to initiate administrative proceedings.
- There were three people on board the fishing vessel. While moored at the port of Mrzeżyno, Border Guard officers carried out an inspection and found that several essential safety certificates were expired — including those for the life raft, the hydrostatic release unit, pyrotechnic distress signals, and the EPIRB beacon. Under SOLAS regulations, lifesaving equipment on board must undergo regular technical inspections. As a result, the commander of the SG-212 patrol boat prohibited the skipper from setting out to sea until all deficiencies were rectified, according to Tadeusz Gruchalla of the Maritime Border Guard Division in Gdańsk.
The commander of the Pomeranian Border Guard Division will submit a request to the Director of the Maritime Office in Szczecin to initiate administrative proceedings against the skipper from Mrzeżyno.
Source: Gazeta Morska · Compiled by: Kamil Kusier
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