Vietnam: ‘BV 96789 TS’ seized over 480,000 litres of unknown origin illegal diesel oil

Business

Published Mon, 24th April 2023
by Admin

Authorities made a record of administrative violations and escorted the vessel to the port of Squadron 421 in Nam Can district, Ca Mau for further investigations and handling in accordance with the law.

The Vietnam Coast Guard on Wednesday (19 April) said it arrested a ship with the number BV 96789 TS in the Southwest Sea.

It said a patrol boat belonging to the Coast Guard Region 4 Command discovered a fishing boat on 18 April at 7.30pm displaying several suspicious signs and ordered the fishing vessel to stop for administrative inspections.

An initial investigation found the ship, which had six crew members on board, to be transporting about 480,000 litres of diesel oil with no documents proving its legal origin.

As such, the authorities made a record of administrative violations and escorted the vessel to the port of Squadron 421 in Nam Can district, Ca Mau for further investigations and handling in accordance with the law.

Related: Vietnam: Ship arrested over 17,000 litres of illegal diesel oil
Related: Vietnam: “TG 92008 TS” arrested over 100,000 litres of illegal diesel oil
Related: Vietnam: “KG-95945 TS” arrested over 50,000 litres of illegal diesel oil
Related: Vietnam: Fishing vessels seized with 200,000 litres of illegal oil

A series of earlier Vietnamese Coast Guard arrests covered by Manifold Times in 2022 are as follows:

Photo credit: Vietnam Coast Guard
Published: 24 April, 2023

Vietnam: ‘BV 96789 TS’ seized over 480,000 litres of unknown origin illegal diesel oil

Related Posts