Following several reports of the ships Krioyo Blue and Crystal in the media, the Shipping Inspectorate of the Dutch Caribbean would like to list the facts regarding these ships.
Krioyo Bleu
This ship sails under the flag of Curaçao. This means that Curaçao is responsible for the authorization and also the demands for safety and equipment. The Shipping Inspectorate, as Port State Control, checks here on Bonaire whether the ship meets the requirements that are set by Curaçao and indicated on the license. To date, Curaçao has not granted a license, which means that the ship is not ready for the ferry service between Curaçao and Bonaire.
Crystal
The Crystal is registered on Bonaire. The ship sails for a long time with cargo between Bonaire and Curaçao. Before 10/10/10, Bonaire and Curaçao were one country and one could sail unlicensed with freight and/or passengers between the islands. Now that they are two countries, this journey has become an international shipping and a permit is required.
The owner of the Crystal has been warned several times by Curaçao for the fact that he did not have the correct papers at his disposal. After the third warning Curaçao indicated that they would detain the ship in the case that it would come to Curaçao without the proper authorization. The owner of the ship had a meeting with the Shipping Inspectorate on Bonaire and a ‘period of grace’ of 2 months was granted by the Department of Permit Granting of Shipping Inspectorate in the Netherlands. This occurred in accordance with Curaçao and under the condition that the owner would still submit an application. This has not happened and the owner has asked if the "period of grace" could be extended by 2 months. This request has been rejected.
The Crystal should not sail with cargo and passengers outside the territorial waters of Bonaire (not even to Curaçao) until they have received the necessary permit. Within the territorial waters of Bonaire they may sail commercially.
In the meantime (August 6th 2012) an advertisement has been placed in several newspapers on Bonaire for ships that may be interested to submit an application for obtaining a license for transporting freight and/or passengers between Bonaire and Curaçao. No responses were received on this call.
The Crystal is registered on Bonaire. The ship sails for a long time with cargo between Bonaire and Curaçao. Before 10/10/10, Bonaire and Curaçao were one country and one could sail unlicensed with freight and/or passengers between the islands. Now that they are two countries, this journey has become an international shipping and a permit is required.The owner of the Crystal has been warned several times by Curaçao for the fact that he did not have the correct papers at his disposal. After the third warning Curaçao indicated that they would detain the ship in the case that it would come to Curaçao without the proper authorization. The owner of the ship had a meeting with the Shipping Inspectorate on Bonaire and a ‘period of grace’ of 2 months was granted by the Department of Permit Granting of Shipping Inspectorate in the Netherlands. This occurred in accordance with Curaçao and under the condition that the owner would still submit an application. This has not happened and the owner has asked if the "period of grace" could be extended by 2 months. This request has been rejected.The Crystal should not sail with cargo and passengers outside the territorial waters of Bonaire (not even to Curaçao) until they have received the necessary permit. Within the territorial waters of Bonaire they may sail commercially. In the meantime (August 6th 2012) an advertisement has been placed in several newspapers on Bonaire for ships that may be interested to submit an application for obtaining a license for transporting freight and/or passengers between Bonaire and Curaçao. No responses were received on this call.