Cyprus-Flagged Tanker BARTOK Detained in Immingham

The oil/chemical tanker BARTOK (IMO 9517458) was detained at the UK port of Immingham following a Paris MoU Port State Control inspection conducted on 01 Dec 2025, after inspectors identified 19 deficiencies, four of which were classified as detainable. The vessel, flying the flag of Cyprus, has a gross tonnage of 2,974 and is managed under the ISM company GEFO. Port State Control authorities did not release a detailed breakdown of the specific deficiencies found, but the presence of four detainable items was sufficient to keep the ship in port pending rectification. Under the Paris MoU regime, vessels are detained when deficiencies are serious enough to pose a risk to safety, the environment, or compliance with international maritime conventions, and are only released once the issues have been corrected and verified by inspectors. Detentions of this kind are recorded and factored into a ship and flag state's performance history within the regional port state control database. No further details regarding the nature of the deficiencies or the vessel's release status have been made available at this time. This incident contributes to the inspection record of GEFO-managed tonnage and the Cyprus flag registry within the Paris MoU region, where detention statistics are closely monitored as part of ongoing maritime safety oversight.