General Cargo Ship ROYAL 1 Detained in Mersin

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel ROYAL 1 (IMO 9109005) has been detained at the Turkish port of Mersin following a Port State Control inspection conducted under the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding (Med MoU) on 03 Sep 2026. Inspectors identified 22 deficiencies aboard the vessel, all of which were classified as detainable, resulting in the ship being held in port pending corrective action. The vessel, which flies the flag of Comoros (KN), has a gross tonnage of 6,577. Port State Control regimes such as the Med MoU carry out inspections of foreign-flagged vessels calling at member ports to verify compliance with international maritime safety, labour and environmental standards. A high number of detainable deficiencies, as recorded in this case, typically indicates significant shortcomings across multiple areas of the vessel's condition, equipment or documentation, and can lead to extended detention until the issues are rectified and re-inspection confirms the ship is fit to sail. No further details regarding the specific nature of the deficiencies or the vessel's release status have been disclosed at this time.