General Cargo Ship OCEAN SOUL Detained in Constanta

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel OCEAN SOUL (IMO 8649723) was detained at the Romanian port of Constanta following a Port State Control inspection carried out under the Paris MoU on 29 Dec 2025. Inspectors recorded 29 deficiencies in total, of which 9 were assessed as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the vessel in port until the issues are rectified. The Comoros-flagged ship has a gross tonnage of 3,609 and is managed by Astol Albhar Ship Management under the International Safety Management (ISM) Code. Port State Control detentions are imposed when inspectors identify deficiencies serious enough to pose a risk to the safety of the vessel, its crew, or the environment, or where non-compliance with international maritime conventions is found. The Paris MoU, covering European waters and the North Atlantic, conducts routine and targeted inspections of foreign-flagged vessels calling at member ports to verify compliance with international safety, pollution prevention, and crew welfare standards. The vessel will remain detained in Constanta until the ISM company arranges for the deficiencies to be addressed and the ship is re-inspected and cleared to resume operations by the relevant authorities.