Another fourteen deficiencies were found on the 33,800-dwt Orient Transit (built 2010) which was detained in the port of Tyne.

It was one of four vessels that were found with deficiencies sufficient enough to warrant a detention during December.

According to the UK’s Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), the 48,900-dwt Aurora Sapphire (built 2000) was held on 15 December on the grounds of ISM deficiencies.

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