Tassili-Ii

The 'Tassili II', which had been detained for a month in the port of Marseille, and set sail again on Nov 13, en route to Algiers with an ETA as of Nov 14, following the lifting of the detention order. On Oct13, the Marseille port's ship security center of the Interregional Directorate of the Mediterranean Sea (DIRM Med) had issued a detention order against the ferry, which had been held at berth 12 of the port's international maritime terminal since that date, by the port state inspectors who had been conducting inspections under the Paris Memorandum of Understanding. The deficiencies and shortcomings that led to the detention were not made public. One month later, the period given to the company to bring its vessel into compliance, the Marseille port authorities lifted the detention order. The 'Tassili II' was previously detained in the port of Marseille on July 31, for one day, with the, port authorities citing 26 deficiencies. On Feb 28, 11 deficiencies were noted in the port of Alicante, but it was not detained.

The 'Tassili II' was detained again in Marseille at berth 12 of the International Maritime Terminal as of Oct 14, 2025. The detention measure was ordered by the Vessel Security Center of the Interregional Directorate for the Mediterranean Sea (Dirm Med) as a part of the Port State Control framework of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The deficiencies that may have led to this detention have not yet been made public. The 'Tassili II' had already been detained at the port of Marseille on July 31, 2024, with 26 deficiencies for one day. On Feb 28, 11 other deficiencies were noted at the port of Alicante, none of which was detainable. The 'Tassili II' is scheduled to operate a crossing from Marseille to Oran on Oct 18 at noon.

The 'Tassili II' and its crew of 97, were kept in quarantine in Bizerte. The ferry from Marseille was only allowed to enter the port of Bizerte on March 11 after having been immobilized near the Bizerte canal since March 10. The crew's first tests for coronavirus showed no symptoms of the virus. The ferry was scheduled to dock at the Tunisian Mechanical Repair Company at Menzel Bourguiba for necessary maintenance and repairs on March 11. During this time, the entire crew of must remain on board for 14 days from this date, and no contact with employees of the repair company will be allowed.

On Sep 27, 2019, the 'Tassili II' with 800 passengers on board suffered water ingress in the engine control room. This prompted the crew to postpone the departure from the port of Oran to Alicante. One of the technicians of the shipping company Algeria Ferries discovered the incident just before the departure of the ship. The incident caused a great panic among the passengers. The shipping company finally announced that the ship was going to sail on Sep 27 at 9 a.m. However, several passengers refused to board.

The sanctions against those held responsible for the allision of the "Tassili II" with the "Han Xin" in Oran on Sep 1, continued. After the dismissal of the CEO of the port infrastructure, the ferry captain and two of his staff were suspended on Sep 7. The decision was taken by the commission of inquiry. The ship was repaired by welding a metal plate onto the breach. This decision was criticized in the public, which was refuted by the commercial director of ENTMV, Karim Bouzned, for whom the process presented no danger.