Vessel detentions
Detention briefings published when vessels are held by port state control authorities. Each report draws on the full VesselScore due diligence record: inspection history, ownership chain, management changes, classification, 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A four-year-old Chinese-built deck cargo ship has been detained in Norway with its flag register withdrawn, its ISM manager listed as unknown, and its third management change in two years on record.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.
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