General Cargo Ship Aurelia Detained at Ambarli After Inspection

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel AURELIA (IMO 9121895) was detained following a Port State Control inspection conducted at the port of Ambarli on 08 Oct 2026. The inspection, carried out under the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding (Med MoU), identified 25 deficiencies on board, eight of which were classified as detainable. The AURELIA is a Cameroon-flagged vessel with a gross tonnage of 3,999. Its ISM-designated company is listed as ALESTA RORO GEMI ACENTELIGI. Following the inspection findings, port state control authorities ordered the ship detained at Ambarli pending rectification of the identified deficiencies. Port State Control inspections are designed to verify that foreign-flagged vessels calling at ports within a given region comply with international safety, security and environmental conventions. A detention is issued when deficiencies are deemed serious enough to pose a risk to the vessel, its crew, or the environment, and the ship is not permitted to sail until the issues are resolved and verified by inspectors. The Med MoU is one of several regional port state control regimes that monitor compliance among vessels calling at ports in the Mediterranean region. No further details regarding the specific nature of the deficiencies or a timeline for the vessel's release have been disclosed. The case will be tracked as part of ongoing regional port state control monitoring efforts.