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The 'Ilektra' was detained in Tianjin on Oct 7, 2026, with three detainable defiencies: 07114 - FIRE SAFETY - Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces (no responsibility of RO) 02199 - STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS - Other (Structural condition) (no responsibility of RO) 14108 - POLLUTION PREVENTION - MARPOL ANNEX I - 15 PPM Alarm arrangmts. (no responsibility of RO). The ship was released again on Oct 8 and left the port enroute to Weihai with an ETA as of Oct 9.

The 'Nota App' was detained in Constanta on Oct 5 with five detainable defiencies: 10117 - Safety of Navigation - Echo sounder - no responsibility of RO; 1125 - Certificate and Documentation - Ship Certificates - Engine International Air Pollution Prev. Cert. - no responsibility of RO; 1330 - Certificate and Documentation - Documents - Procedure for complaint under MLC,2006 - no responsibility of RO; 2108 - Structural Conditions - Electrical installations in general - no responsibility of RO; 8107 - Alarms - Machinery controls alarm - no responsibility of RO. The ship was released again on Oct 8, and left the port enroute to Istanbul with an ETA as of Oct 9.

The 'Polaris Mila' was detained in Ulsan on Oct 7, 2026, with two detainable defiencies: 15106 - ISM - Shipboard operations (no responsibility of RO) 14610 - POLLUTION PREVENTION - MARPOL ANNEX VI - Operational procedures for engines or equipment (no responsibility of RO). The ship was released again on Oct 8.

On Oct 8, 2026, the USA imposed sanctions on 22 tankers and several individuals and companies linked to Iran’s oil trade. The U.S. Treasury Department designated 17 vessels and their associated companies under Operation Economic Outcast, while the State Department announced sanctions against another five vessels, ten entities and six individuals involved in trading Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products. The sanctions target vessels operating under flags from more than a dozen jurisdictions, with ownership spread across companies registered in the Marshall Islands, Hong Kong, China, the British Virgin Islands and elsewhere. Among the vessels newly designated by Treasury was the 'Shenzen' (IMO: 9276561), which allegedly has transported more than 3.5 million barrels of Iranian crude since November 2025. The 'Tina 5' (IMO: 9237761) allegedly transported more than 1.5 million barrels of Iranian crude in August alone. Other vessels targeted in the action have carried naphtha, fuel oil, liquefied petroleum gas, methanol and other petrochemical products to markets across Asia and the Middle East. Among them were the 'Starway' (IMO: 9273246), which has transported more than three million barrels of Iranian naphtha since 2025, and the 'King Chain', which has carried several million barrels of Iranian methanol to China since 2023. The designations also covered the companies behind the vessels, targeting the ownership and operating networks used to move Iranian cargoes through international markets. The department also removed two vessels, the 'Hakuna Matata' (IMO: 9354167) and 'Pinocchio' from its sanctions list, after determining that they had left Iran’s shadow fleet and were sold to operators not subject to sanctions.

The 'Egy Sky' was detained in Constanta on Oct 3, 2026, with four detainable defiencies: 1125 - Certificate and Documentation - Ship Certificates - Engine International Air Pollution Prev. Cert. - no responsibility of RO; 1142 - Certificate and Documentation - Ship Certificates - Liability for the removal of wrecks certificate - no responsibility of RO; 15150 - ISM - ISM - no responsibility of RO; 7123 - Fire safety - Operation of Fire protection systems - no responsibility of RO. The ship was released again on Oct 7 and left the port enroute to Port Said with an ETA as of Oct 11.