Vessel detentions at Ulsan, Korea
2 detentions recorded at Ulsan, Korea. Each report covers the full VesselScore due diligence record including inspection history, ownership chain, and risk scoring.
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.
GUANG TONG 15 (IMO 8591366) detained at Ulsan, September 2026
The Panama-flagged general cargo ship GUANG TONG 15 was detained at Ulsan, South Korea on 28 September 2026, marking its second detention in under twelve months. The vessel, classed by Panama Maritime Documentation Services (PMDS), scored 49.9 out of 100 on VesselScore and sits firmly in the 'very high risk' band, with its prior detention in October 2025 at Teluk Bayur, Indonesia, already on the record.
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