A significant number of tankers could pose a risk to the environment 379 NewsDetailPage 106 1039b41c-e715-4b08-8f17-080dd9c7238d fa1c9979-3ca4-49de-a339-ce7c80e5a76c http://www.parismou.org/Publications/Press_releases/2011.01.20/A_significant_number_of_tankers_could_pose_a_risk_to_the_environment.htm Preliminary results from the Paris MoU Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Tanker Damage Stability, carried out between 1st September 2010 to 30th November 2010 show that:<br /> <br />A total of 173 tankers, 16.2% (77 oil tankers, 84 chemical tankers and 12 gas tankers) could not demonstrate that they were normally loaded in accordance with the Stability Information Booklet (SIB). Mon, 09 May 2011 16:49:37 GMT Mon, 09 May 2011 16:49:35 GMT Press releases Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:59:00 GMT False <description>&lt;p&gt;Over recent years some concern had been shown by several Paris MoU members that in some cases tankers were not being loaded in compliance with IMO damage stability requirements, which means that in the case of a collision or grounding the ship may not survive, resulting in possible pollution or even loss of life.&lt;br /&gt;&#160;&lt;br /&gt;The Paris MoU Committee decided to instigate a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on tanker damage stability in the region from the 1 September 2010 to 30 November 2010 to assess the situation regarding damage stability.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The CIC questionnaire was completed on a total of 1065 tankers (419 oil, 538 chemical and 108 gas tankers).&lt;br /&gt;A total of 94 (8.8%) inspections resulted in deficiencies directly related to the CIC&lt;br /&gt;A total of 4 tankers were detained as a direct result of the CIC for not complying with damage stability requirements. (2 oil tankers and 2 chemical tankers).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.parismou.org/Content/PublishedMedia/1039b41c-e715-4b08-8f17-080dd9c7238d/Press%20release%20results%20CIC%20tanker%20damage%20stability.pdf&quot;&gt;Read the complete press release &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description> <author /> <itemcategory domain="Press releases" /> <guid>eb5d7f96-5630-4cca-ac63-399fb1f066d5</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:02:19 GMT</pubDate> <pressdate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:59:00 GMT</pressdate> </item> <item type="DocumentList" position="right"> <title>Press release 19 January 2011 <div class="DocumentListItem"><h4>Press release 19 January 2011</h4><ul><li><a href="https://www.parismou.org/Content/PublishedMedia/1039b41c-e715-4b08-8f17-080dd9c7238d/Press release results CIC tanker damage stability.pdf" target="_blank" class="pdf">Press release results CIC tanker damage stability</a></li></ul></div> ecc95919-e2bf-4ff7-81b3-9a55ad65f047 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:02:19 GMT Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:59:00 GMT Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:59:00 GMT http://www.parismou.org/Publications/Press_releases/