General Cargo Ship LBC TUGCE Detained in Rijeka

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel LBC TUGCE (IMO 9088299) was detained on 15 Sep 2026 following a Port State Control inspection in Rijeka under the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding (Med MoU). Inspectors recorded 25 deficiencies during the examination, of which 15 were classified as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the ship in port pending corrective action. The vessel, flagged in Palau, has a gross tonnage of 2,735 and is managed under the ISM Code by Lipsos Bulk Carriers Shipping. Port State Control inspections are designed to verify that foreign-flagged vessels calling at member ports comply with international safety, environmental and labour conventions. A detention order is issued when deficiencies are considered serious enough to pose a risk to the ship, its crew or the marine environment, and the vessel is not permitted to sail until the issues are rectified and verified by the port authority. No further details have been released regarding the specific nature of the deficiencies identified aboard LBC TUGCE or a timeline for the vessel's release. The Med MoU secretariat is expected to publish additional information as the case progresses through the standard detention and inspection reporting process.