To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many ships have been detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency since May 2010; what the reason was for detaining each such ship; and what the cost to the public purse of such detentions in that period has been.
53 ships were detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) in the period from
A list of these ships and the reason for their detention has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
The MCA is entitled to charge shipowners for inspection following detention. The current rate of £94 per hour of surveyor time has been established with the object of recovering the full cost.
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