General Cargo Ship TALIA Detained in Iskenderun

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel TALIA (IMO 8877825) has been detained by Port State Control authorities following an inspection in Iskenderun on 18 Dec 2025. The inspection, carried out under the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding (Med MoU) framework, identified a total of 14 deficiencies, seven of which were assessed as serious enough to warrant detention. TALIA is a Comoros-flagged vessel with a gross tonnage of 1,775. Its International Safety Management (ISM) company is listed as Naome Ship Management LLC. Port State Control inspections are conducted to verify compliance with international maritime safety, environmental and labour conventions, and vessels found with substandard conditions can be held in port until deficiencies are rectified to the satisfaction of inspectors. Details of the specific deficiencies that led to the detention were not disclosed in the inspection report. The vessel will remain in Iskenderun until the identified issues are addressed and the port authority is satisfied that it meets the required safety and operational standards before being cleared to resume service. Port State Control regimes such as the Med MoU regularly publish detention data as part of efforts to monitor compliance and target higher-risk vessels for inspection, with repeated detentions potentially affecting a ship's risk profile under such schemes.