Bellingcat Challenge #60 "Zombies!" Writeup

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Challenge

Bellingcat Challenge #60 “Zombies!”

What were the deficiency codes that caused the vessel’s detention? (Give the codes in ascending order, with spaces between: 10000 20000 30000 40000)

Solution

A reverse image search of the map shows that the area is near Singapore on the Malay Peninsula.

I narrowed down the region and time range on Global Fishing Watch and searched for Brave M. This returned a vessel displaying IMO number 9213301.

Source: Global Fishing Watch, September 14, 2026

Searching for 9213301 detained led to a Lloyd’s List article, which showed that this IMO number belonged to Rada, a vessel scrapped in 2024.

While searching for terms such as deficiency codes, I found that inspection records could be searched through the Tokyo MOU PSC Database. Searching by IMO number brought up the corresponding vessel information.

There were several entries under Inspections, so I selected the one that recorded a detention in 2023.

Source: Tokyo MOU, September 14, 2026

Eight items were listed under Ship deficiencies, but only those marked Yes under Ground for detention were relevant to the answer.

Source: Tokyo MOU, September 14, 2026

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