Oil Tanker Destiny Helper Detained in Algiers After PSC Inspection

The oil tanker DESTINY HELPER (IMO 8910354) has been detained following a Port State Control inspection carried out in Alger on 23 Feb 2026, under the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding (Med MoU) regime. Inspectors recorded a total of 12 deficiencies aboard the vessel, of which 8 were classified as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the ship in port pending rectification. The specific nature of the deficiencies has not been disclosed in the report. The DESTINY HELPER is a Timor-Leste-flagged (TL) oil tanker with a gross tonnage of 2,996. It is managed under the ISM Code by MERAMAR SHIPPING & TRADING CO, which bears responsibility for the vessel's safety management system and compliance with international standards. Detentions under the Med MoU are issued when inspectors determine that deficiencies pose a risk to the safety of the ship, its crew, or the marine environment, and the vessel is required to remain in port until the identified issues are resolved and verified by authorities before it is permitted to resume operations.