Iranian-flagged container ship detained: Danish authorities will board as soon as weather permits.

A Danish container ship is currently being detained in the Kattegat.

According to TV2’s information, the vessel has recently changed the flag it sails under. (Photo: © Søren Winther Nørbæk)

The Danish Maritime Authority confirms to DR News that a container ship is currently being held in the Kattegat.

TV2 reports that the ship in question is the 226-meter-long container vessel *Nora*, which has been stationary in the Kattegat for the past 25 days.

Data from MarineTraffic shows that the ship now flies the Iranian flag and is anchored off Aalbæk Bay.

The Danish Maritime Authority states that the vessel was not properly registered because it originally sailed under the flag of the state of **Comoros**. This is why it is now being detained.

- The ship claimed Comoros as its flag state. Comoros has informed the Danish Maritime Authority that the vessel was not registered in their records, the authority tells DR News.

According to the website VesselFinder, the ship’s last port of call was Saint Petersburg, Russia, where it was docked on January 16. (https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9259408)

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**Awaiting inspection, pending weather conditions**

The Danish Maritime Authority also notes that the ship had been stationary and had "interrupted its passage."

And it may remain that way for some time yet.

- The ship is being detained until a flag state confirms to the Danish Maritime Authority that it is properly registered and fully certified, the authority writes.

Danish authorities expect to conduct an inspection of the *Nora* as soon as "weather conditions make it operationally safe."

*Update pending...*

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