General Cargo Ship SAMRO Detained in Constanta

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel SAMRO (IMO 8919790) was detained following a Port State Control inspection at the Romanian port of Constanta, carried out under the Black Sea MOU on 22 Sep 2026. Inspectors recorded 16 deficiencies during the examination, though none were classified as detainable deficiencies individually. The SAMRO is a 3,125 gross tonnage, 6,463 DWT general cargo ship flying the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The vessel is managed under the ISM Code by Samro Shipping Co LLC, which bears responsibility for addressing the deficiencies identified by port authorities before the ship can resume operations. Port State Control detentions are issued when inspectors determine that a vessel's condition, equipment or crew competency falls below international safety, environmental or labour standards to a degree that poses a risk to the ship, its crew or the marine environment. While the 16 deficiencies noted in this case were not individually detainable, the cumulative assessment by Black Sea MOU inspectors resulted in the vessel being held in port pending corrective action. Further details on the specific nature of the deficiencies and the timeline for the vessel's release have not been disclosed. The case adds to the ongoing record of inspections conducted under the Black Sea MOU framework, which monitors compliance among vessels calling at member ports.