Bulk Carrier LILA Detained at Immingham After Inspection

The bulk carrier LILA (IMO 9278923) has been detained at the port of Immingham following a Paris MoU inspection conducted on 19 Oct 2026, during which inspectors recorded 55 deficiencies, 19 of them detainable. The vessel, flagged in Belize with a gross tonnage of 17,679, is managed under the ISM Code by Eastern Star Shipping. Port State Control authorities ordered the detention after the inspection identified a significant number of safety and operational shortcomings serious enough to prevent the ship from continuing its voyage until corrective action is taken. Detentions under the Paris MoU regime are typically imposed when deficiencies are assessed as posing a risk to the safety of the crew, the vessel, the environment, or compliance with international maritime conventions. The scale of deficiencies recorded on LILA, with more than a third classified as detainable, points to multiple areas of non-compliance identified during the inspection. The vessel will remain under detention at Immingham until the responsible authorities confirm that the identified deficiencies have been rectified and the ship has been cleared for release. No further details on the specific nature of the deficiencies or a timeline for resolution have been disclosed.