General Cargo Ship SEHER S Detained in Kocaeli

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel SEHER S (IMO 9198604) has been detained following a Port State Control inspection conducted under the Mediterranean MOU (Med MOU) at the port of Kocaeli on 02 Jan 2026. Inspectors recorded a total of 20 deficiencies, of which five were assessed as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the vessel in port pending corrective action. The ship, flagged in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VC), has a gross tonnage of 2,997 and is managed under the ISM Code by SERVER DENIZCILIK TASIMACILIK. Port State Control inspections are carried out to verify that foreign-flagged vessels calling at member ports comply with international safety, environmental and labour conventions. A detention order is issued when deficiencies are considered serious enough to pose a risk to the safety of the ship, its crew, or the marine environment, and the vessel is not permitted to sail until the identified faults are rectified and verified by the authority. No further details regarding the specific nature of the deficiencies or a timeline for the vessel's release have been disclosed. The case adds to the record of detentions logged under the Mediterranean MOU for the period, which monitors compliance among vessels operating in the region.