The Genoa Coast Guard inspected and detained container ship PL Germany of a company China-based shipowner company operated by Denmark's Maersk Line as part of the Atlantic Loop 6 service carried out in cooperation with the German company Hapag-Lloyd as part of the alliance Gemini Cooperation. The service connects the ports of the coast of the USA with the Italian ones of Genoa and Vado Ligure through the Moroccan hub of Tanger Med.

The ship, of over 60,000 gross tonnage and of the capacity of 5,600 TEU containers, was inspected by the Guard's Port State Control inspection team Genoese coast and it was found that - he announced One of the team's officers - "All four generators had serious deficiencies, with compromises safety and automatic control systems. One a situation that put the safety of the crew at risk and the integrity of the ship, making the adoption of a detention measure".

PL Germany - specified the Coast Guard - it was also listed as a "priority 1" unit in the European THETIS database, as it has not been inspected for more than 15 years for operating outside the waters of the European Union, a condition that motivated a thorough check by the specialized inspection unit of the Genoa Coast Guard.

The ship has been authorized to resume navigation only after the completion of the prescribed repairs, the verification by the classification society and a second inspection with a favorable outcome conducted by the Coast Guard.

During 2025, seven ships out of 75 inspected.