Vessel detentions in October 2026
48 detentions recorded in October 2026. Each report covers the full VesselScore due diligence record including inspection history, ownership chain, and risk scoring.
YA QING HAI YANG (IMO 1021570) detained at Myrflesan Ankring, October 2026
A four-year-old Chinese-built deck cargo ship has been detained in Norway with its flag register withdrawn, its ISM manager listed as unknown, and its third management change in two years on record. The vessel was already detained in China just ten weeks earlier for 11 deficiencies spanning certificates, fire safety, watertight integrity, and propulsion, making this the second detention in a rapid sequence for a ship whose operational identity has been in near-constant flux since late 2024.
BIG GEORGE (IMO 9142942) detained at Tianjin, October 2026
The 29-year-old container ship BIG GEORGE has been detained at Tianjin for the second time in eight months, following a deteriorating inspection record that has seen deficiency counts surge since late 2024. The vessel's ISM manager changed in January 2025, just weeks before its first detention in Dalian, and the ship has accumulated 13 initial inspections across Chinese and Korean ports in under two years.
ANEMOS (IMO 9577472) detained at Constanta, October 2026
The Greek-flagged tug ANEMOS was detained at the Romanian port of Constanta on 13 October 2026, marking the vessel's third detention in just over three years. The 16-year-old tug changed ownership, flag, name, and management less than a year ago, but recurring deficiency patterns in certification and fire safety persist under the new regime.
GENERAL POLAD HASHIMOV (IMO 9575307) detained at Constanta, October 2026
The Bahamas-flagged chemical/oil products tanker GENERAL POLAD HASHIMOV was detained by Romanian authorities at Constanta on 13 October 2026, marking the vessel's third detention in a 15-year career and its first under current ship manager Spring Marine Denizcilik. The detention follows a year of elevated deficiency counts and comes just three months after the vessel switched to Bahamas flag, completing a pattern of five flag changes since delivery.
GOLDEN VEGA (IMO 9773167) detained at Shanghai, October 2026
The Panama-flagged chemical/oil products tanker Golden Vega was detained at Shanghai on 12 October 2026, its second detention in under four months. A vessel that sailed through its first nine years of service without a single detention has now accumulated two in quick succession under the same ownership and management that has been in place since delivery.
NAIAS (IMO 9611254) detained at Taizhou, October 2026
The Cyprus-flagged Kamsarmax bulker NAIAS has been detained at Taizhou, Jiangsu, on 12 October 2026, marking her second detention in under three years under the same long-standing Greek manager. The vessel's deficiency rate has been climbing steadily since 2023, a trajectory that makes this detention less a surprise than a confirmation of trend.
AMIS BRAVE (IMO 9667459) detained at Zhangzhou, October 2026
The Panama-flagged bulker AMIS BRAVE was detained at Zhangzhou, China, on 12 October 2026, marking its first recorded detention in 13 years of service and across 39 prior port state control inspections. The vessel had passed every previous inspection without a single detention, making this event a significant departure from an otherwise exemplary record.
HT GOLDEN (IMO 1015806) detained at Guangzhou, October 2026
The Panama-flagged deck cargo ship HT GOLDEN has been detained in Guangzhou on 12 October 2026, marking its first detention in a short operational life. The vessel, built in 2022 and only four years old, has been under its current manager for barely a month, following a pattern of management turnover that is the single largest risk factor in its profile.
VIRGO I (IMO 9176412) detained at Piraeus, October 2026
The 29-year-old oil products tanker VIRGO I has been detained at Piraeus, marking the vessel's first known detention in a PSC record spanning more than two decades and 29 inspections. The detention comes roughly five months after her classification with Nippon Kaiji Kyokai was suspended, a fact that fundamentally changes the risk picture for a vessel whose inspection history was otherwise remarkably clean.
WHITE FIN (IMO 9607291) detained at Yingkou, October 2026
The Malta-flagged Supramax bulker WHITE FIN has been detained at the Chinese port of Yingkou on 10 October 2026. This is the vessel's third detention in a 15-year career, and the second time she has been held by authorities in the Asia-Pacific region, following a high-deficiency detention by AMSA in Australia in December 2020. The vessel has been under the same Istanbul-based manager since delivery, making this a record worth scrutinising for charterers assessing operator quality rather than ownership churn.
RUN YUAN (IMO 9178226) detained at Rizhao, October 2026
The 28-year-old Vanuatu-flagged bulker RUN YUAN has been detained at the Chinese port of Rizhao on 10 October 2026, marking the vessel's fourth detention on record and its third in under three years. The ship changed ownership, management, flag, class, and name in June 2026, and is now classed by the non-IACS society Foresight Ship Classification.
EMERALD HORIZON (IMO 9638862) detained at Tianjin, October 2026
The 207,664 dwt capesize bulker EMERALD HORIZON was detained at Tianjin on 10 October 2026, marking the vessel's fifth PSC detention since delivery in 2013 and its third in the past three years. Managed by NYK Shipmanagement and classed by ClassNK throughout her career, the vessel's detention record has accelerated sharply since 2023 under a pattern that will concern charterers and underwriters operating in Australian and Chinese waters.
GELMOND 2 (IMO 9403487) detained at Porto Nogaro, October 2026
The Turkish-managed general cargo ship GELMOND 2 has been detained by Italian authorities at Porto Nogaro on 9 October 2026, marking her fourth detention in a PSC record spanning 36 inspections since 2008. The vessel, which scored 47 out of 100 on VesselScore with maximum penalty points for deficiency rate, flag/class risk, and age, has a history of oscillating between Russian and St Kitts and Nevis flags and has cycled through six ISM management changes in 18 years of service.
ZEG GLORY (IMO 9152571) detained at Larnaca, October 2026
The 30-year-old general cargo ship ZEG GLORY has been detained at Larnaca, Cyprus, marking the vessel's fourth detention in its PSC record and its third in roughly 18 months. The vessel's history is defined by relentless management churn, serial flag and class changes, and a sharp deterioration in port state performance since it moved from the Asia-Pacific trade to the Eastern Mediterranean.
FOEVER (IMO 1096422) detained at Hong Kong, October 2026
The Comoros-flagged general cargo ship FOEVER was detained in Hong Kong on 9 October 2026, just two months after a clean follow-up inspection in Zhangzhou. The vessel's record is marked by extreme management churn, three flag changes in under two years, and a recent renaming, all hallmarks of a vessel that has been cycled through ownership structures at speed.
EVER LUCKY (IMO 9604172) detained at Shenzhen, October 2026
Evergreen Marine's 9,466-TEU container ship EVER LUCKY has been detained at Shenzhen on 9 October 2026, marking the vessel's first detention in over 12 years of service spanning 33 prior port state control inspections, all of which she passed without being held. The detention is a genuine outlier for a vessel managed continuously by the same operator since delivery and classed throughout by Nippon Kaiji Kyokai.
MSC ASYA (IMO 9339296) detained at Sydney, NSW, October 2026
The 9,200-TEU container ship MSC ASYA has been detained by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority in Sydney on 9 October 2026, marking its third detention in under four years. The vessel, managed by MSC Mediterranean Shipping since delivery in 2008, had already been detained in Antwerp in January 2023 and London in February 2025, both with double-digit deficiency counts, making this latest action part of a clear and worsening pattern.
SAROCHA NAREE (IMO 9726449) detained at Port Kembla, October 2026
The Singapore-flagged bulker SAROCHA NAREE has been detained at Port Kembla, New South Wales, marking the vessel's first detention in over nine years of service. The ship had accumulated 30 port state control inspections across seven MoU regimes without a single detention, making this a notable departure from an otherwise clean record under long-standing Thai management.
OCEAN STAR 7 (IMO 8586983) detained at Hachinohe, October 2026
The Panama-flagged general cargo ship Ocean Star 7 was detained at Hachinohe, Japan, on 9 October 2026, marking her third detention in under four years under the same Hong Kong-based manager. The vessel, classed by Intermaritime Certification Services, has accumulated 123 deficiencies across 29 port state control inspections since early 2022, a record that places her firmly in the very high risk category.
SKY IRIS (IMO 9958066) detained at Shanghai, October 2026
A four-year-old Japanese-managed containership with a near-spotless PSC record has been detained at Shanghai, marking its first detention ever. Across 13 prior port state inspections, the vessel recorded just a single deficiency, making this an outlier event that will demand close attention from charterers and underwriters watching the vessel's next moves.
LIBRA-XS (IMO 9282742) detained at Yingkou, October 2026
The 23-year-old Supramax bulker LIBRA-XS has been detained at Yingkou, China, marking the vessel's first recorded detention in over two decades of service and 66 prior port state control inspections without a single hold. The detention comes nine months after a change in ISM management and amid a sharp uptick in deficiency findings during 2026 inspections.
MSC PALATIUM III (IMO 9336165) detained at Shenzhen, October 2026
The 2,500-TEU container ship MSC PALATIUM III was detained at Shenzhen on 8 October 2026 under Chinese port state control. The detention is notable because the vessel's available PSC inspection history is entirely blank, meaning this is the first recorded detention in a record that contains no prior inspections at all, yet the ship carries a prior very serious marine casualty and a hull condition score flagged for significant degradation.
JC QINGDAO (IMO 9614804) detained at Singapore, October 2026
The Panama-flagged bulk carrier JC QINGDAO was detained in Singapore on 8 October 2026, the second detention for a vessel that has accumulated 28 deficiencies across just seven inspections in barely 15 months of trading under a new flag and name. The ship reflagged from China and renamed from Jiang Quan 6 in July 2025; ISM management changed hands to Hong Kong-based Newbal Shipping Ltd in late November 2025, just weeks before a 17-deficiency detention in Indonesia.
EMILY (IMO 1037880) detained at Hong Kong, October 2026
The Togo-flagged deck cargo ship EMILY was detained in Hong Kong on 7 October 2026, marking the vessel's first detention in a short operational life of just three years. The ship has undergone three name changes, three flag changes, and a complete ownership overhaul since delivery in 2023, with the current manager, OceanShield Maritime Group, taking over only seven weeks before the detention.
ILEKTRA (IMO 9782314) detained at Tianjin, October 2026
The 2017-built Ultramax bulker ILEKTRA has been detained at Tianjin on 7 October 2026, marking a sharp break in an otherwise exemplary port state control record. The vessel had passed 35 consecutive PSC inspections over nine years without a single detention, making this stoppage under Chinese authority a genuine outlier for a ship managed by Greece-based Meadway Bulkers Ltd.
POLARIS MILA (IMO 9289908) detained at Ulsan, October 2026
The 20-year-old pure car and truck carrier was detained by Korean port state control at Ulsan on 7 October 2026, only nine months after a wholesale change of ownership, commercial management, and ISM management. The vessel had passed 48 of its previous 49 PSC inspections without detention, with the sole prior detention recorded in Brisbane more than eight years ago, making this an unusual event for a ship with an otherwise clean record but one that coincides with significant management turnover.
HUI TONG 27 (IMO 9546693) detained at Singapore, October 2026
The Barbados-flagged chemical tanker HUI TONG 27 was detained in Singapore on 7 October 2026 under the management of Zhoushan Haibo Ship Management Co Ltd with classification by the Indian Register of Shipping. The vessel is virtually invisible in international PSC databases, with no inspection history, no Equasis profile, and conflicting data on flag state and technical management, a combination that should give any charterer pause.
STEP FORWARD (IMO 9119153) detained at Tanjung Priok, October 2026
The 31-year-old Panama-flagged general cargo ship STEP FORWARD was detained at Tanjung Priok, Indonesia on 6 October 2026 under the management of Dalian Chun An Ship Management. This is only the vessel's second detention in a PSC record spanning 88 inspections over 26 years, but it comes after a period of rising deficiency counts and follows a previous detention at an Indonesian port in 2020.
DSM AMBITION (IMO 9472672) detained at Shanghai, October 2026
The 18-year-old Panama-flagged general cargo ship DSM Ambition has been detained in Shanghai on 6 October 2026, the third detention recorded against the vessel in just eight months. The vessel changed ownership, management, flag, and name in August 2026, and her deteriorating PSC record under these new operators marks a sharp departure from more than a decade of detention-free service.
QI YUAN 17 (IMO 1136076) detained at Incheon, October 2026
The Guinea-Bissau-flagged bulk carrier QI YUAN 17 has been detained in Incheon, South Korea, marking its first recorded detention after a year of intensive port state control attention across East Asia. The vessel changed ownership, management, flag, name, and classification society within a single month in late 2025, and has since accumulated 42 deficiencies across ten inspections in barely ten months of trading under its new identity.
UNKAI (IMO 9188673) detained at Plastun, October 2026
The 28-year-old Belize-flagged general cargo ship UNKAI was detained at the Russian Far East port of Plastun on 6 October 2026, its third detention in the Tokyo MoU region in under five years and the second in 2026 alone. The vessel has changed ship manager twice in two years and is classed by the non-IACS society Overseas Marine Certification Services, a profile that scores 48 out of 100 on the VesselScore risk model, placing it firmly in the very high risk band.
INDIAN PARTNERSHIP (IMO 9521409) detained at Hay Point, October 2026
The 2014-built Capesize bulker INDIAN PARTNERSHIP has been detained by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority at Hay Point, Queensland, marking the vessel's first-ever detention after 12 years of near-spotless port state control performance. Managed continuously by Zodiac Maritime since delivery, the ship had passed ten consecutive PSC inspections across five MoU regimes with just three deficiencies recorded in total, making this detention a genuine outlier.
SVR VENUS (IMO 9130212) detained at Burgas, October 2026
The 29-year-old general cargo ship SVR VENUS has been detained at Burgas, Bulgaria, marking what the available record indicates is the vessel's first-ever detention across 57 prior port state control inspections stretching back to 1997. The detention comes barely 11 weeks after a wholesale change of ownership, management, flag, and name, and six months after a Turkish inspection logged 10 deficiencies including ISM and emergency system failures.
NOTA APP (IMO 9249271) detained at Constanta, October 2026
The 23-year-old Panama-flagged bulker NOTA APP was detained at Constanta, Romania, on 5 October 2026, barely two and a half months after her ship manager and ISM manager changed to Valship Shipping SA of Athens. This is the vessel's third detention in a PSC record spanning 74 inspections over more than two decades, and it comes amid a period of elevated deficiency counts, a reinstated classification, and a management chain that has turned over repeatedly since 2016.
OMARI (IMO 9242546) detained at Rizhao, October 2026
The 25-year-old Palau-flagged bulk carrier OMARI has been detained at Rizhao, China, marking its fourth detention in less than two years and its second in Chinese waters in 2026 alone. The vessel's inspection record deteriorated sharply after a late-2019 ownership change pulled it out of a reputable Hong Kong manager's hands and into a succession of Vietnamese operators, and the current detention confirms a trajectory that any charterer vetting the ship should have seen coming.
FORTUNE YOUNGIN (IMO 9322970) detained at Tanjung Priok, October 2026
The 20-year-old chemical/oil products tanker Fortune Youngin has been detained at Tanjung Priok, Indonesia, marking the vessel's first detention in a PSC record spanning 28 inspections and two decades. The detention is a notable break from a historically clean record under stable South Korean ownership, and comes just months after the vessel was inspected without incident at the same port.
SHU GUANG (IMO 9615377) detained at Nakhodka, October 2026
The Liberian-flagged bulker SHU GUANG was detained at Nakhodka, Russia, on 5 October 2026, just two weeks after a wholesale change of ownership and management. This is the vessel's fourth PSC detention overall and her third in under twelve months, a dramatic deterioration for a ship that went the first seven years of its life without a single detention.
SVR VENUS (IMO 9130212) detained at Bourgas, October 2026
The 29-year-old general cargo ship SVR Venus has been detained at Bourgas, Bulgaria, marking what the available record indicates is the vessel's first-ever detention across 57 prior port state control inspections spanning nearly three decades. The detention comes less than three months after the vessel changed hands, flags, class, and name in a wholesale corporate overhaul that moved it from a long-standing Turkish operator to a new entity in the same country.
NOTA APP (IMO 9249271) detained at Constanta, October 2026
The 23-year-old Panama-flagged bulker NOTA APP was detained at Constanta, Romania on 5 October 2026, just ten weeks after a new Greek manager, Valship Shipping SA, took over ship management and ISM responsibilities. This is the vessel's third detention across its service life and the second under its current ownership, following a detention at Novorossiysk in August 2023, with a VesselScore of 25.7 out of 100 placing it firmly in the very high risk category.
SKOON A (IMO 8592982) detained at Dalian, October 2026
The Panama-flagged general cargo ship SKOON A was detained at Dalian, China on 4 October 2026, her second detention in 18 months under the same Hong Kong-based manager. The vessel, classed by the minor classification society Intermaritime Certification Services, has accumulated 58 deficiencies across 17 inspections since late 2022, a record that made this outcome more predictable than surprising.
GUANYANG (IMO 9110250) detained at Subic Bay, October 2026
The 31-year-old Comoros-flagged general cargo ship GUANYANG was detained at Subic Bay, Philippines, on 4 October 2026. The vessel has no recorded PSC inspection history whatsoever, has cycled through at least four flags in five years, and lists an unknown ISM manager, a profile that should concern any counterparty considering engagement.
EGY SKY (IMO 9366483) detained at Constanta, October 2026
The Egyptian-flagged container ship EGY SKY has been detained at Constanta, Romania, marking a striking break from one of the cleanest port state control records in its peer group. The vessel had passed 32 consecutive inspections over 18 years without a single detention, making the Constanta action a genuine outlier that warrants scrutiny of what may have changed aboard.
BELLE ARIES (IMO 9313204) detained at Shanghai, October 2026
The 21-year-old Panama-flagged container ship Belle Aries was detained in Shanghai on 3 October 2026, marking the vessel's first recorded detention in a PSC history stretching back over two decades and 35 inspections. The ship, formerly known as Newnew Polar Bear and linked to a 2023 marine casualty off the Chinese coast, has changed hands, names, flags, and class societies multiple times in the past three years.
EGY SKY (IMO 9366483) detained at Constanta, October 2026
The 1,147-TEU feeder container ship EGY SKY has been detained in Constanta, Romania, on 3 October 2026, marking the vessel's first recorded detention in a PSC history spanning 32 inspections over nearly 19 years of service. The detention is a sharp break from an exceptionally clean record and coincides with a recent class society transfer from ABS to Lloyd's Register, completed in December 2025.
LEFTERIS T (IMO 9621170) detained at Rotterdam, October 2026
The 2012-built handymax bulker LEFTERIS T has been detained at Rotterdam, marking its first recorded detention in over 14 years of service across 46 prior port state control inspections. The vessel changed hands, name, flag, and class society in April 2025, and its management chain has been reshuffled repeatedly since 2021, a factor that dominates its risk profile.
CHUANG HAI XING 1 (IMO 8672744) detained at Xiamen, October 2026
The 16-year-old general cargo vessel was detained at Xiamen on 2 October 2026, its fifth detention in just over three years under the same ownership group. The vessel has traded under four names, cycled through at least five flag states, and carries classification from Panama Maritime Documentation Services, a non-IACS society, placing it firmly in the highest risk bracket for charterers and underwriters.
OCEAN DIAMOND (IMO 9465162) detained at Gent, October 2026
The Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Ocean Diamond has been detained in the Belgian port of Gent on 1 October 2026, marking its first recorded detention in over 13 years of service and across 40 prior port state control inspections. The vessel's spotless detention record makes this a notable event, though a turbulent ISM management history, with six changes in nine years, has long been the vessel's most conspicuous risk factor.
CELTIC MARINER (IMO 9377925) detained at Drogheda, October 2026
The 2010-built general cargo ship Celtic Mariner has been detained in the Irish port of Drogheda, marking her third detention in a 16-year operational life and the first under new UK-based owners Charles M Willie & Co, who took over the vessel just seven months ago. The detention comes after a wholesale change of ownership, management, flag, and name in March 2025, a transition that the vessel's risk score had already flagged as a concern.
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