General Cargo Ship CAPTAIN OMAR Detained in Kocaeli

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel CAPTAIN OMAR (IMO 9030333) was detained following a Port State Control inspection in Kocaeli on 27 Jan 2026, carried out under the Paris-aligned Mediterranean MOU (Med MOU) regime. Inspectors recorded 21 total deficiencies, of which five were assessed as serious enough to warrant detention. The 3,125 gross tonnage vessel sails under the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis (KN) and is managed under the ISM Code by Margab Castle Maritime Co Ltd. Port State Control authorities did not disclose further specifics on the nature of the deficiencies identified, though the high ratio of detainable findings to total deficiencies points to significant shortcomings in the vessel's safety or operational condition at the time of inspection. Under Med MOU procedures, a vessel subject to detention is barred from sailing until the identified deficiencies are rectified to the satisfaction of the inspecting authority and a follow-up verification is completed. The ship will remain in Kocaeli pending corrective action by the company before clearance to resume operations is granted. No timeline for release has been indicated.