General Cargo Ship SULINA Detained in Aliaga After Inspection

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel SULINA (IMO 8509363) was detained by Port State Control authorities following an inspection in Aliaga on 27 Feb 2026. The inspection, carried out under the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding (Med MoU), identified 24 deficiencies on board, five of which were classified as detainable. The 2,007 gross tonnage vessel sails under the flag of Tanzania and is managed under the International Safety Management (ISM) Code by Info Market Srl. Authorities have not released a breakdown of the specific deficiencies that led to the detention, though the scale of the findings—nearly two dozen issues in total—points to broader shortcomings in the ship's technical or operational condition at the time of inspection. Port State Control inspections under regional MoUs such as the Med MoU are designed to verify that vessels calling at member ports comply with international safety, security, and environmental standards. Detentions are issued when deficiencies are serious enough to pose a risk to the vessel, its crew, or the marine environment, and the ship is required to rectify the issues before being permitted to resume operations. No further details on the vessel's release status have been provided.