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The Maritime Captaincy of Almería, under the General Directorate of the Merchant Marine of the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, have imposed a €70,000 security deposit on the 'Gulf Petroleum 4', which was detained in Carboneras on March 7, 2025, after detecting 29 safety deficiencies during an inspection carried out under the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). In order to resume its voyage, the vessel must pay the security deposit and correct the detected deficiencies, which were related to navigation safety and the well-being of the crew, most of whom are from India, regarding hygiene, nutrition, and safety conditions at work on board; the prevention and control of pollution, both maritime and atmospheric; lifesaving and firefighting equipment; as well as the operational management of the vessel and maintenance of critical equipment on board. Following the inspection, the Maritime Authority has prohibited the vessel from sailing until it pays the €70,000 guarantee to the General Treasury Deposit Box and has corrected the deficiencies detected in all areas. The ship remained stationary in Carboneras as of March 13.

On March 3, 2025, the 'Alessandra Lehmann' was detained in Szczecin with 23 deficiencies, five of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Alarms - Engineers alarm Inoperative 2) Life saving Appliances - Line-throwing appliance Incomplete 3) Radio communications - VHF Radio Installation Not as required 4) Water/Weathertight - Ventilators, air pipes and casings Not as required 5) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on March 11 and left the port en route to Riga, where it arrived on March 13. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On March 6, 2023, the 'Jordania' was detained in Novorossiysk with 11 deficiencies, nine being seriously: 1) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 2) Labour conditions - Access/structural features (ship) Not as required 3) Life saving Appliances - Fast rescue boats Not as required 4) Life saving Appliances - Line-throwing appliance Not as required 5) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats Not properly maintained 6) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boat inventory Not as required 7) Safety of navigation - Voyage data recorder Not as required 8)) Pollution Prevention - Other (Marpol Annex V) Other 9) Emergency systems - Emergency lighting, batteries and switches The vessel was released again on March 7 and left the porton March 8 en route to Ambarli, where it arrived on March 11. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On Feb 28, 2025, the 'Amber Spirit' was detained in Szczecin with 17 deficiencies, five of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Fire safety - Jacketed high pressure lines and oil leakage alarm Missing 2) Alarms - Engineers alarm Inoperative 3) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats Inoperative 4) Safety of navigation - Voyage data recorder Not as required 5) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on March 10 and left the port en route to Russian Vyborg, where it arrived on March 13. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On March 7, 2025, the 'North Moon' was detained in Bartin with 14 deficiencies: 1) Safety of navigation - Charts Not updated 2) Safety of navigation - Nautilcal publications Not updated 3) Safety of navigation - Gyro compass Inoperative 4) Pollution Prevention - Control of discharge Not as required 5) Pollution Prevention - Pumping, piping and discharge arrangements Not as required 6) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 7) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion main engine Not as required 8)) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats Not properly maintained 9) Living and working - Electrical Unsafe 10) Radio communications - MF/HF Radio Installation Not as required 11) Radio communications - Facilities for reception of marine safety inform Not as required 12) Certificate & Doc - Signs, indications Not as required 13) Emergency systems - Emergency lighting, batteries and switches Not as required 14) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel sailed from Bartin on March 13, next headed to Taganrok with an ETA as of March 17. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591