Tag: ship detentions

Taiwan’s Coast Guard has detained a cargo ship and its Chinese crew after an undersea cable in the Taiwan Strait was damaged on 25 February.

The bulk carrier Debi has been released by a court in India after being detained for the last 15 months after an out-of-court settlement.

According to the Paris MoU, the vessel was detained in Corigliano Calabro (Italy) on 27 January 2025, its third detention in the Paris MoU.

The Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) has seized a Panama-flagged commercial vessel and a Bangladeshi oil tanker for illegally exchanging fuel oil and evading customs duties at the outer anchorage of Kutubdia. 

RISK4SEA is announcing the launch of its new initiative, “PSC Resilient 50”, a ranking that highlights the Leading 50 Managers who have achieved outstanding Port State Control (PSC) performance having the most PSCIs with zero detentions.

Swedish authorities have boarded a Maltese-flagged bulk carrier as part of an investigation into damage to an undersea cable linking Latvia and Sweden.

German authorities detained the oil tanker Eventin, which was stranded after losing power and running aground on 10 January.

On 12 January, Venezuelan authorities detained the "Four Plus," a Guyana-flagged tanker, for illegally entering Venezuelan waters without the necessary permits.

The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom completed its PSC inspection of the tanker Eagle S. and detained the ship.

The vessel was detained in port Varna (Bulgaria) on 4 November and left port on 22 November but failed to call at the repair yard as agreed.