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Next detention of Elena
The next detention of the "Elena", operated by the Interscan Schifffahrtsgeselleschaft, was on Feb 13, 2026, this time in Porto Torres with nine deficiencies, four of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Safety of navigation - Bridge operation Lack of familiarity 2) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system Inoperative 3) Fire safety - Evaluation of crew performance Lack of familiarity 4) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Feb 20 and left the port enroute to port Saint Louis du Rhone, where it arrived on Feb 22. The last detentions of the "Elena' were on Oct 16, 2025, in Trapani, with 23 deficiencies, seven of which being regarded as seriously, and on Oct 7, 2025, in Karadeniz Eregli with 34 deficiencies, 26 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1JCmoKbspV/
Detention in Karadeniz Eregli
On Oct 7, 2025, the 'Elena', which had sailed as 'Elena B' until July, was detained in Karadeniz Eregli with 34 deficiencies, 26 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - International Oil Pollution Prevention Cert Not as required 2) Certificate & Doc - International Energy Efficiency Certificate Not as required 3) Certificate & Doc - International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate Not as required 4) Certificate & Doc - Manning specificed by the minimum safe manning doc Missing 5) Certificate & Doc - Oil record book Not as required 6) Certificate & Doc - Log-books/compulsory entries No entries 7) Certificate & Doc - Stability, information booklet Not as required 8)) Certificate & Doc - Signs, indications Not as required 9) Certificate & Doc - Other (Certificates) Other 10) Safety of navigation - Monitoring of voyage or passage plan Inoperative 11) Safety of navigation - Magnetic compass Inoperative 12) Water/Weathertight - Ventilators, air pipes and casings Inoperative 13) Water/Weathertight - Covers (Hatchway,- portable,- tarpaulin etc) Not as required 14) Water/Weathertight - Cargo & Other Hatchways Not as required 15) Living and working - Obstructions, slipping etc Not as required 16) Living and working - Guards, fencing around dangerous machinery parts Not as required 17) Living and working - Ventilation (Working spaces) Inoperative 18) Living and working - Electrical Unsafe 19) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Record Book Not as required 20) Pollution Prevention - Marking and labelling Not as required 21) Radio communications - SART /AIS-SART Not as required 22) Emergency systems - Abandon ship drills Lack of training 23) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of training 24) Emergency systems - Fire pump and its pipes Inoperative 25) Structural conditions - Decks - Corrosion Corroded 26) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Oct 10 and left the port enroute to Trapani with an ETA as of Oct 16. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DHRNMQeW4/
Second detention within a few days
The "Elena' was already detained again on Oct 16, 2025, in Trapani, this time with 23 deficiencies, seven of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Safety of navigation - Bridge operation Lack of familiarity 2) Labour conditions - Cleanliness Not hygienic 3) Fire safety - Means of escape Not as required 4) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boats Not ready for use 5) Pollution Prevention - Garbage Management Plan Not as required 6) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion main engine Not as required 7) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Oct 21 and left the port enroute to Arles with an ETA as of Oct 25. The last derention ended just a few days ago in the port of Karadeniz Eregli, where the ship had been banned from sailing on Oct 6 with 26 deficiencies for four days. It arrived in the next port of call, Trapani, on Oct 15, only to be detained again. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17YvFF8S4U/
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