Panama-Flagged Cargo Ship SINCERE Detained in Incheon

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel SINCERE (IMO 9596911) was detained at the port of Incheon following a Port State Control inspection conducted on 22 Sep 2026, according to a Tokyo MOU detention report. The 3,935 gross tonnage, Panama-flagged ship was found to have five deficiencies during the inspection, three of which were classified as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the vessel at port. The report did not specify the exact nature of the deficiencies identified. The vessel is managed under the ISM Code by YUN CHANG SHIPPING LIMITED. Under Tokyo MOU procedures, a vessel is typically detained when deficiencies pose a risk to safety, health, the environment, or security, and the ship remains barred from departure until the issues are rectified and verified by port state control officers through a follow-up inspection. The Tokyo MOU, one of several regional Port State Control regimes, monitors compliance of foreign-flagged vessels calling at member ports across the Asia-Pacific region with international maritime safety, labor, and environmental conventions. Detention records such as this are published to promote transparency and support the identification of substandard shipping operating within the region. No further details on the timeline for the vessel's release have been made available.