Coast Guard inspectors ordered a containership to remain at the Port of Tacoma until the ship’s owners correct safety defects that could endanger the ship and its crew.

The Westwood Robson, a 685-foot Liberian-registered ship, failed a Coast Guard inspection last week because of defects, including oil-soaked rags in the machinery spaces, oil in the ship’s bilge, clogged oil drains and deteriorated and leaking oil and water fittings. The leaks could cause a fire, the Coast Guard said.

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