A small cargoship has "jumped detention" in Ireland after five months of its enforced port stay.
The 340-dwt Evora (built 1969) has been banned from Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MOU) ports as a result.
The organisation said the ship was detained in the port of Tarrea Pier, County Galway, on 12 September.
It absconded at some time between 17 and 20 January, without complying with the conditions determined by the Marine Survey Office in Ireland.
Evora flies the flag of Panama which is white on the current Paris MoU WGB list.
Paris MOU said: "Ships which jump detention or fail to call at an indicated repair yard are banned: these ships will be refused access to any port in the region of the Memorandum."
The vessel currently has no AIS signal.
Irish operator Rossaveal Port Services has been contacted for comment.
The ship was held with nine deficiencies.
These included missing charts and nautical publications, insufficient life jackets and missing lifeboat equipment.
Paris MOU bans are more common for vessels racking up three port state detentions in three years.
This results in them being barred for three months. Bans of a year are given if they re-offend.
Evora's ban appears to be indefinite.
