General Cargo Ship BELLA 1 Detained in Tekirdag

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel BELLA 1 (IMO 8418356) has been detained following a Port State Control inspection at Tekirdag, Turkey, conducted under the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding (Med MoU) on 26 Oct 2026. Inspectors recorded a total of 22 deficiencies on board, of which six were classified as detainable, prompting the decision to hold the vessel in port pending corrective action. The ship, flagged in Saint Kitts and Nevis (KN), has a gross tonnage of 4,299 and is managed under the ISM Code by Bella Shipping Co Ltd. Port State Control detentions are imposed when inspectors identify deficiencies serious enough to pose a risk to the safety of the ship, its crew, or the environment, or when non-compliance with international maritime conventions is found. Vessels subject to such detentions are required to rectify the identified deficiencies and undergo a follow-up inspection before being permitted to resume operations. Further details regarding the specific nature of the deficiencies and the timeline for the vessel's release have not been disclosed. The Med MoU regularly publishes detention data as part of its efforts to monitor compliance with international shipping standards across the Mediterranean region.