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On Jan 8 ,2025, the 'Armony' was detained in Stylis, with 16 deficiencies, seven of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Life saving Appliances - Embarkation arrangement survival craft Missing 2) Life saving Appliances - Lifebuoys incl provision and disposition Not as required 3) Water/Weathertight - Covers (Hatchway,- portable,- tarpaulin etc) Missing 4) Fire safety - Fire pumps and its pipes Not as required 5) Emergency systems - Emergency lighting, batteries and switches Not as required 6) Structural conditions - Bulkheads operational damage Holed 7) ISM - Ism cerfiticate Not as required The vessel was released again on Jan 14 and left the port on Jan 16, en route to Constanta. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On Jan 7, 2025, the 'Uranus' was detained in Kocaeli with 36 deficiencies, nine of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Alarms - Steering gear alarm Inoperative 2) Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire resisting division Inoperative 3) Fire safety - Remote Means of control (Machinery spaces) Inoperative 4) Pollution Prevention - Control of discharge Not as required 5) Safety of navigation - Record of drills and steering gear tests Not as required 6) Water/Weathertight - Ventilators, air pipes and casings Not properly maintained 7) Pollution Prevention - Suspected of discharge violation Not as required 8)) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 9) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Jan 16 and left the port on Jan 17, headed to Novorossiysk with an ETA as of Jan 19. The last detentions were on March 23, 2024, in Novorossiysk, with seven deficiencies for three days, on Dec 26, 2023, in El Dekheila with ten deficiencies for two days, on Aug 4, 2023: also in Novorossiysk with 15 deficiencies for four days ad on June 7, 2023, also in Kocaeli with 13 deficiencies for one day. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On Jan 13, 2025, the 'Dandun' was detained in Iskenderun with six deficiencies, one of which being regarded as seriously and ground for a detention: 1) Structural conditions - Beams, frames, floors - construction Not as required The vessel was released again on Jan 14 and left the port on Jan 15, en route to Mangalia with an ETA as of Jan 20. The last detention was on Jan 8, 2024, in Canakkale with 14 deficiencies for five days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The 'Maranta' has been barred from European ports after failing a series of port state safety checks and will not be allowed to dock in ports of the Paris MOU region for three months. The ship was detained in Venice on Dec 5, 2024, with 14 defiencies, four of which being regarded as seriously, including the machinery control alarm not working, insufficient fire prevention measures and problems with the means of control in machinery spaces, for 12 days. This was its third detention in the Paris MOU region within the past three years. It was also detained in Naples and Ravenna on two separate occasions in 2022. The ship left Venice on Dec 18, en route to Altinova, where it remained from Dec 23-30.

On Jan 14, 2025, the 'A.M.K. Marin' was detained in Zonguldak with 15 deficiencies: 1) Pollution Prevention - Garbage Management Plan Not as required 2) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Record Book Not as required 3) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Management Plan Not as required 4) Safety of navigation - Charts Expired 5) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Inoperative 6) Safety of navigation - Magnetic compass Not as required 7) Safety of navigation - Navigation records Not as required 8)) Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire resisting division Not as required 9) Radio communications - Radio log (diary) Not as required 10) Cargo Opr incl equipment - Cargo Securing Manual Not as required 11) Certificate & Doc - SOPEP Not as required 12) Certificate & Doc - Continuous synopsis records Not as required 13) Water/Weathertight - Covers (Hatchway,-. portable,-. tarpaulin etc) Not as required 14) Pollution Prevention - Crew training and familiarization Lack of training 15) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Jan 17 and left the port on Jan 18, en route to the Russian port of Tuapse with an ETA as of Jan 20. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591