Ship detained after repeated techical failure

On March 26, 2017, at 4.45 p.m the "Purple Gem" suffered an engine room telegraph failure when being about to enter the Kiel-Holtenau locks of the Kiel Canal westbound. The approach was aborted, and the ship dropped anchor on the Kiel Canal roads. At 7.55 p.m. another attempt was started after having previously tested it with success, but again the problems occurred, and the ship had to be stopped once more. The "Conmar Bay" also had to stop its approach of the locks as the "Purple Gem" was passing by. She drove around the "Conmar Bay" with low speed and anchorage again at 7.30 p.m. The ship was then detained for further investigations and was actually remaining moored off Kiel-Friedrichsort.