UK Detains One Foreign Flagged Vessel in December

Maritime and Coastguard Agency Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has informed that one new vessel was detained in a UK port during December 2016 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. Leo Trio, a 2,300 dwt singledecker, was detained on December 2 at Ipswich, with seven grounds for detention. The 1995-built ship is owned by Trio Denizcilik from Turkey, according to data provided by VesselsValue. The Panama-flagged vessel was released on December 19. Six ships remained under detention from previous months, including Daroja, Atlantic Surveyor, Malaviya Seven, Sea Trident, Southern Star and Cien Porciento. Daroja, a general cargo vessel, and Atlantic Surveyor, an offshore supply ship, were released on December 1 and December 14, respectively. The remaining four vessels are still under detention, according to the MCAs data.