General Cargo Ship AGN Lagertha Detained at Sulina

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel AGN LAGERTHA (IMO 9013000) has been detained following a Port State Control inspection at Sulina under the Paris MoU regime. The inspection, carried out on 05 Aug 2026, identified 18 deficiencies in total, of which 7 were classified as detainable. The 1,981 gross tonnage vessel sails under the flag of Palau and is managed by ISM company AGN Uluslararasi Tasimacilik. Authorities ordered the ship held in port until the detainable deficiencies are rectified to the satisfaction of inspectors. Port State Control inspections under the Paris MoU are designed to verify that foreign vessels calling at member ports comply with international safety, pollution prevention and crew welfare conventions. Detention is imposed when deficiencies are considered serious enough to pose a risk to the safety of the ship, its crew, or the environment, and the vessel is barred from sailing until the issues are resolved and a follow-up inspection confirms compliance. No further details on the specific nature of the deficiencies have been disclosed. The case adds to the record of detentions logged under the Paris MoU this year, which tracks inspection outcomes across ports in Europe and the North Atlantic to monitor substandard shipping.