General Cargo Ship Princess Sara Detained in Aliaga

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel Princess Sara (IMO 9000728) has been detained following a Port State Control inspection at the Turkish port of Aliaga on 10 Sep 2026, according to a detention report issued under the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding (Med MoU). Inspectors recorded a total of 13 deficiencies aboard the ship, of which four were classified as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the vessel in port until the issues are rectified and verified through a follow-up inspection. The specific nature of the deficiencies was not disclosed in the report. Princess Sara is registered under the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis (KN) and has a gross tonnage of 3,469. The vessel's ISM Company is listed as Blue Bay Investments Ltd, which bears responsibility for the ship's safety management system under the International Safety Management Code. Detentions under Port State Control regimes such as the Med MoU are intended to ensure that vessels calling at member ports comply with international safety, pollution prevention and crew welfare standards. Vessels found with serious deficiencies are barred from departing until they demonstrate that conditions have been corrected, and repeated detentions can affect a ship's risk profile in future inspection targeting.