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Ship Finance International (SFI) is contesting the recent detention of one of its suezmax tankers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Found an interesting story?
SFI disputes detention
Ship Finance International (SFI) is contesting the recent detention of one of its suezmax tankers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
According to the US Coast Guard (USCG) the 156,700-dwt Everbright (built 2010) was held on the heels of an inspection that found infractions related to the vessel’s oily water separator.
“The crew could not conduct a satisfactory operational equipment test of the oily water separator (OWS),” the agency wrote in a report detailing the deficiencies that led to the detention, adding:
“When the sample line was opened, the oil content meter rose above 15 parts per million, but the three-way valve
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