Tanzania-Flagged Cargo Ship Detained in Galati Over Safety Defects

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel MARWAN KAPTAN (IMO 8355657) has been detained by Port State Control authorities at the Port of Galati following an inspection that uncovered 16 deficiencies, 10 of which were assessed as detainable. The inspection was carried out under the Paris MoU regime on 09 Dec 2025. The vessel, flagged in Tanzania with a gross tonnage of 2,996, is managed under the ISM Code by Kerim Shipping Co. Authorities have not released further details on the specific nature of the deficiencies identified during the inspection. Under Paris MoU procedures, a vessel is detained when deficiencies are serious enough to pose a risk to the safety of the ship, its crew, or the environment, or when they indicate failures in the ship's safety management system. The vessel will remain detained at Galati until the detainable deficiencies are rectified and a follow-up inspection confirms compliance with applicable international safety and environmental standards. The detention adds MARWAN KAPTAN to the Paris MoU's record of flagged vessels undergoing enhanced scrutiny, a process that can affect the ship's risk profile and the frequency of future inspections for both the vessel and its operator.