Further investigations found the ships had transferred 37,000 litres of diesel worth USD 19,000.
BIMCO clarifies discord between verification procedure for statutory and commercial fuel oil samples.
Maritime authorities of Penang have always been serious about enforcing the law, says spokesman.
The similar vessel was also detained by authorities about a year ago over 120,000 litres of diesel oil.
The 36,955 dwt chemical and oil carrier has been sold for approximately USD 13.4 million on 18 December.
Captain unable to present invoices and documents proving the legality of 30,000 litres of product, it says.
Ship captain jailed 5.5 years from profiting in MGO theft from Shell’s Pulau Bukom refinery at Singapore.
The 10,613 dwt general cargo vessel ‘suffered significant damages to her engines and machinery as a result of consuming the bunkers supplied’, says ship manager.
Vessel earlier known as Bossoil 1 the subject of a bunker claim by Singapore-based Staroil Energy Pte Ltd.
Information in earlier article not a finding of court, but description of the nature of plaintiff’s [SocGen] case.
