Oil Tanker SWAN BISCAY Detained After Rostock Inspection

The oil/chemical tanker SWAN BISCAY (IMO 9466532) was detained following a Port State Control inspection conducted in Rostock on 10 Feb 2026. The inspection, carried out under the Paris MoU regime, identified six deficiencies in total, two of which were classified as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the vessel in port. The Portuguese-flagged vessel has a gross tonnage of 5,206 and is managed under the ISM Code by Ernst Jacob GmbH & Co KG. Details of the specific deficiencies that led to the detention have not been disclosed in the inspection report. Port State Control inspections under the Paris MoU are designed to verify that foreign vessels calling at European ports comply with international safety, pollution prevention and crew welfare standards. A detention is issued when deficiencies are serious enough to pose a risk to the ship, its crew, or the environment, and the vessel is required to rectify the identified faults before it will be permitted to resume its voyage. No further information regarding the vessel's release or repair status has been made available at this time.