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Over the last two years the 'MAtthews' has been moved across the port of Cork on a number of occasions. The job of maintaining and relocating the vessel has led to noise complaints from residents in the area. Whenever the ship is moved, tugs are used to guide it across the river at a cost of around €30,000 per move. The cost to the state of keeping the ship maintained has now surpassed €9.3 million, with engines running all day to keep equipment in working condition so that it can eventually be sold. The state was obliged to hold the ship for the duration of criminal proceedings against the crew, though it was released by the courts at the end of 2024. Now a bidder for the ship has been identified by the Revenue Office, but paperwork in Ireland as well as the register statte Panama will still take some time.

The "Sayedona"was detained in Tripoli on June 24 with 15 deficiencies, four of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Records of seafarers daily hours of work or rest Missing 2) Life saving Appliances - Launching arrangements for survival craft Inoperative 3) Safety of navigation - Signalling lamp Inoperative 4) Fire safety - Fire pump and its pipes Not as required The vessel was released again on June 30 and left the port enroute to Mersin, where it arrived on July 5 and sailed againon July 7 enroute toTartous. The last detention was on Jan 30 in Galati with 27 deficiencies for nine days, which resulted in a ban from Paris MOU ports following more recent detentions on Oct 9, 2024, in Alexandria with 35 deficiencies for 19 days, on May 26, 2024, in Batumi with 27 deficiencies for nine days and on Feb 29, 2024, in Larnaca with 28 deficiencies for 15 days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The "Anne S" was detained in Goole on June 26, 2025, with 24 deficiencies, three of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Water/Weathertight - Ventilators, air pipes and casings Damaged 2) Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire resisting divisions Not as required 3) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on July 2 and left the port on July 3 enroute to Rotterdam, where it arrived on July 4. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The "Christina I" was detained in Antalya on June 27, 2025, with 12 deficiencies, three of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Emergency systems - Emergency steering gear position com/compass reading Inoperative 2) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system Inoperative 3) Fire safety - Jacketed high pressure lines and oil leakage alarm Inoperative The vessel was released again on July 1 and left the port enroute to Tuzla, where it arrived on July 4 and sailed again on July 7, enroute to Damietta, where it berthed on July 12. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The "Elisa" was detained on July 2, 2025, in Gemlik with 20 deficiencies, two of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Management System Malfunctioning 2) Life saving Appliances - Launching arrangements for rescue boats Inoperative The vessel was released again on July 3 and left the port enroute to Kiliya, where it arrived on July 9. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591