Treasure-Star

Coast Guard personnel detained the "Lowlands Kamsar" in Seattle on Jan 4. 2016, after a Port State Control exam detected several significant violations. The ship will remain in Sector Puget Sound's Captain of the Port zone until the violations have been corrected. During the exam Coast Guard Port State Control officers discovered that the automatic fire extinguishing system that protects the vessel’s engine room had been disabled by the crew, additionally, the vessel’s owner, Misuga S.A., failed to ensure that appropriate corrective action was taken. The Port State Control Branch, Sector Puget Sound, was continuing to monitor the "Lowlands Kamsar" and was working with the crew and Panamanian representatives to correct the deficiencies." The crew of the ship was conducting cargo operations in Seattle at the time of the exam.