General Cargo Ship NS SPIRIT Detained in Kocaeli

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel NS SPIRIT (IMO 9088263) has been detained following a Port State Control inspection in Kocaeli on 25 Sep 2026, after inspectors identified 29 deficiencies, 13 of which were classed as detainable. The vessel, flying the Belize (BZ) flag, has a gross tonnage of 2,650. The inspection was carried out under the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding (Med MoU), one of the regional agreements that coordinate Port State Control checks on foreign vessels calling at member ports to verify compliance with international safety, pollution prevention and crew welfare standards. The ISM Company responsible for the vessel's safety management is listed as NS Spirit Shipholding Ltd. Detention is imposed by Port State Control authorities when deficiencies are considered serious enough to pose a risk to the safety of the ship, its crew, or the environment, preventing the vessel from sailing until the issues are rectified and a follow-up inspection confirms compliance. No further details on the specific nature of the deficiencies or a timeline for release have been disclosed. The vessel will remain under detention in Kocaeli pending corrective action and reinspection by Med MoU authorities.