High-Speed Craft SEA STAR SAMOS Detained in Izmir

The high-speed passenger craft SEA STAR SAMOS (IMO 9101742) was detained by port state control authorities following an inspection in Izmir on 10 Feb 2026. The inspection, conducted under the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding (Med MoU), identified 18 deficiencies, of which six were classified as detainable. The vessel, flagged in Palau with a gross tonnage of 477, is managed under the ISM Code by Royal Capital Ltd. Authorities have not released specific details of the individual deficiencies identified during the inspection, though the detention indicates conditions on board were deemed serious enough to pose a risk to safety or the environment, requiring rectification before the vessel is permitted to resume operations. Detentions under the Med MoU framework are issued when inspectors determine that one or more deficiencies are sufficiently serious to warrant holding a vessel in port until corrective action is taken and verified. The SEA STAR SAMOS will remain detained in Izmir pending resolution of the outstanding issues and clearance from port state control officials. No further details regarding the vessel's release timeline have been disclosed.