General Cargo Ship KAREEM JUNIOR Detained in Gemlik

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel KAREEM JUNIOR (IMO 9133575) was detained following a Port State Control inspection at the Turkish port of Gemlik on 12 Oct 2026, under the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding (Med MOU). Inspectors recorded 22 deficiencies during the inspection, of which seven were assessed as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the vessel in port pending corrective action. The Sierra Leone-flagged ship has a gross tonnage of 4,667 and is managed under the ISM Code by Onerva Ship Management Ltd. Port State Control inspections are conducted to verify that foreign-flagged vessels calling at member ports comply with international safety, pollution prevention and crew welfare standards set out under conventions such as SOLAS, MARPOL and the ISM Code. A detention is issued when deficiencies are judged serious enough to pose a risk to the ship, crew or the environment if the vessel were to sail. The vessel will remain detained in Gemlik until the identified deficiencies are rectified and the port state authority is satisfied that it is safe for the ship to resume operations. No further details on the specific nature of the deficiencies or a timeline for release have been disclosed.