AUDIT REPORTThis presentation has been prepared to
highlight and display the faults reported with regard to the MMV Ostrea and to assist with
any investigation into the procurement of the vessel and the supervision of this public project
The Vessel
Homeward Bound
Being Loaded as Deck Cargo
Onboard the Hawke Bay
Sheerness Arrival
Lifted Quayside
Supervised Lift
Insurance surveyor
Problems Encountered
o Starboard engine failure after starting.o Rough sounding port engine o Excessive smokeo Excess fuel blowing out via exhausto Resulting in having to be assisted into our
berth in the inner basin by the harbour tender.
Scania UK
Seized starter motor which shorted out melting the wires
The Starboard Starter
Cooling Problems
Cracked header tank which was leaking badly
Cooling
It is clear for all to see that the engines cooling water had not been inspected or changed in a long while. It was dirty and contained no inhibitor. Any engineer conducting an overhaul would have addressed this problem.
Cooling Concerns Recorded
Fuel Delivery Concerns
Leaking injectors caused by loose and defective banjo bolts caused this amount of fuel leakage in each head, within seconds of starting the engines.
Another Leaking Injector
Yet Another Fuel leak
Fire Hazards – Live Cables
Yet Another Live Wire
And Yet Another
A live cable that had been cut and just left to hang there.
Missing Fuel Pump Bolt
One of the fuel pump drive bolts is missing
Other Engine Leaks
As can be seen, several of the engine heads were leaking badly and it would appear that instant gasket has been used to reseat the old gasket rather than repalce it with a new one.
More Coolant Leaks
More Leaks
And More
Cables
Unsupported
More Unsupported Cables
Unsupported Pipes
Yet More Loose Fittings
Over Spray on Engines
Even over the fuel filters
More Overspray
To hide the leak from the header tank
More Overspray
The Injectors
Heavy carbon & metal deposits on the “NEW” injectors
Yet Another Injector
Rudder Problems
Additional length has already been added to the rudders to try and improve the vessels steering prior to purchase.
Proof of MCA Involvement
This document is one of 7 pages of defects, listing 32 faults or instructions that needed attention onboard the vessel, when it was inspected by the MCA.
This alone should prove that the delivery crew were telling the truth and the procurement of this vessel needs investigated.
Numerous other photographs are available that show the faults documented in my report, with regard to the MMV Ostrea.
I reserve the right to post these photographs on any public domain to counteract claims by members of staff within the Loughs Agency and the Fisheries Department, that my reports to the DARD Committee on the vessels delivery condition and her dangerous faults, are misleading or false. A legal obligation to report such matters is listed under the Merchant Shipping Act.
I have already posted several videos relating to the delivery voyage on YOU TUBE, under the heading of MMV Ostrea.
Prepared for the information of all interested parties and indeed the public whose income tax was used to purchase this vessel
15th May 2010
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