Norwegian Oil Tanker Polar Viking Detained at Dunkerque

The oil tanker Polar Viking (IMO 9200158) was detained at the French port of Dunkerque following a Port State Control inspection conducted on 02 Nov 2026, according to a report issued under the Paris MOU regime. Inspectors recorded a total of 10 deficiencies during the examination, of which four were assessed as serious enough to warrant detention. The vessel, flying the flag of Norway, has a gross tonnage of 1,685. Its ISM Company is listed as Marine Supply AS. The Paris MOU, which oversees port state control across European waters and the North Atlantic, requires vessels calling at member ports to meet international safety, environmental and labour standards. Detention is imposed when deficiencies are considered severe enough to pose a risk to the ship, its crew or the marine environment, and the vessel is barred from sailing until the issues are rectified and verified by inspectors. No further details on the specific nature of the deficiencies, the timeline for release, or the vessel's onward schedule have been disclosed. Port state control authorities typically require confirmation of corrective action before clearing a detained vessel to resume operations.