General Cargo Ship NABIHA STAR Detained in Aliaga

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel NABIHA STAR (IMO 9005388) was detained following a Port State Control inspection at the Turkish port of Aliaga on 08 Sep 2026, according to a detention report under the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding (Med MoU). Inspectors recorded 34 deficiencies on the vessel, of which 10 were assessed as serious enough to warrant detention. The ship, which flies the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis (KN) and has a gross tonnage of 4,081, will remain in port until the identified issues are rectified and cleared by the flag state or a recognised organisation acting on its behalf. The vessel is managed under the International Safety Management (ISM) Code by Hanm Ship Management Ltd, which will be responsible for coordinating repairs and ensuring compliance before the ship is released to resume operations. Port State Control detentions of this scale, with 10 detainable deficiencies out of 34 total findings, typically point to significant lapses across multiple safety, structural or operational systems. Such inspections are conducted under regional MoU frameworks, including the Med MoU, to verify that foreign-flagged vessels calling at member ports meet international safety, environmental and labour standards. No further details on the nature of the deficiencies or an expected release date have been disclosed.