General Cargo Ship SCORPION 1 Detained in Ravenna

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel SCORPION 1 (IMO 9061277) has been detained at the Italian port of Ravenna following a Port State Control inspection under the Paris MoU regime. The inspection, conducted on 13 Aug 2026, identified 18 deficiencies in total, of which seven were classified as detainable. The vessel, flagged in Comoros (KN), has a gross tonnage of 3,992 and is managed under the ISM Company Mediterranean Line Inc. Details of the specific deficiencies leading to the detention have not been disclosed. Under Paris MoU procedures, a vessel is detained when deficiencies are serious enough to pose a risk to safety, health or the environment, requiring rectification before the ship is permitted to resume operations. The detention adds to the vessel's inspection history and may affect its risk profile in future Port State Control targeting within the region. No further information regarding the timeline for release or the corrective actions required has been made available at this time.