General Cargo Ship ELENA Detained in Porto Torres

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel ELENA (IMO 9313644) has been detained at the Italian port of Porto Torres following a Port State Control inspection conducted on 13 Feb 2026, according to a Paris MoU detention report. Inspectors recorded nine deficiencies during the examination, of which four were assessed as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the vessel in port pending corrective action. The ELENA, flagged in Antigua and Barbuda, has a gross tonnage of 2,164 and is managed under the ISM Code by Interscan Schiffahrtsges mbH. The inspection and subsequent detention were carried out under the framework of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control, which oversees compliance checks on foreign-flagged vessels calling at ports across Europe and the North Atlantic. Detentions are issued when deficiencies are considered serious enough to pose a risk to safety, the environment, or when they indicate non-compliance with international maritime conventions. No further details on the specific nature of the deficiencies or a timeline for the vessel's release have been disclosed. The detention adds the ELENA to the list of vessels currently held under Paris MoU jurisdiction pending remedial measures and reinspection before clearance to resume operations.