General Cargo Ship CHELSEA-1 Detained in Tekirdag

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel CHELSEA-1 (IMO 9495612) was detained following a Port State Control inspection conducted on 20 Jan 2026 at the port of Tekirdag, Turkey, under the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding (Med MoU). Inspectors recorded a total of 14 deficiencies on board the vessel, of which three were classified as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the ship in port pending rectification. The CHELSEA-1 is flagged in Palau, has a gross tonnage of 5,226, and is managed under the ISM Code by Black Sea Shipping Management. Port State Control inspections are carried out to verify that foreign-flagged vessels calling at member ports comply with international safety, pollution prevention, and crew welfare standards set out under conventions such as SOLAS, MARPOL and the ISM Code. Detention is imposed when deficiencies are deemed serious enough to pose a risk to the safety of the ship, its crew, or the environment, and the vessel is barred from sailing until the issues are addressed and verified by the port authority. No further details regarding the specific nature of the deficiencies or the vessel's release status have been disclosed in the inspection record.