Vessel Arrest

Malaysia: MMEA detains two cargo vessels for illegal anchoring in Mersing waters

Further inspection found that one of the ships was operated by 12 crew members, all Vietnamese citizens, while the other had 11 crew members who were also Vietnamese citizens.

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8 months ago

February 13, 2024

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Malaysia: MMEA detains two cargo vessels for illegal anchoring in Mersing waters

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) on Thursday (8 February) said two cargo vessels were detained for illegally anchoring at 7.3 nautical miles position northwest of Pulau Pemanggil on 7 February.

MMEA Mersing Zone Comm Maritime Suhaizan Saadin said the ships, registered from a neighbouring country, were detained by a MMEA patrol boat that was conducting routine patrols around the waters of Mersing.

He said the captain of the ship failed to produce relevant documents permitting the ship to anchor in Malaysian waters.

Further inspection also found that one of the ships was operated by 12 crew members, all Vietnamese citizens, while the other had 11 crew members who were also Vietnamese citizens.

The case is being investigated for an offence under the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952, which carries a fine of not more than RM100,000, a jail term of not more than two years, or both, upon conviction

The captains and chief engineers of the ships were detained and transported to the Mersing Maritime Zone for further investigations.

Photo credit: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
Published: 13 February, 2024

Vessel Arrest

Singapore: Liberia-flagged tanker “Fair Star” placed under Sheriff’s arrest

Vessel was arrested at 9.05pm and is currently held at Eastern Petroleum Anchorage A; arresting solicitor listed was law firm Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP.

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4 days ago

October 9, 2024

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An Liberia-flagged oil tanker, Fair Star, was arrested in Singapore waters on Saturday (5 October).

The vessel was added to the list of vessels under Sheriff’s arrest in Singapore’s court system.

According to the list, the vessel was arrested at 9.05pm and the arresting solicitor listed was law firm Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP. The ship is currently held at Eastern Petroleum Anchorage A.

No details regarding the reason behind the arrest were provided in the list.

Photo credit: MarineTraffic / Flare
Published: 9 October, 2024

Vessel Arrest

Singapore: Indonesian-flagged tanker “SC Explorer LIII” placed under Sheriff’s arrest

Vessel was arrested at 1.10am on 12 September and is currently held at Western Petroleum Anchorage B; arresting solicitor was law firm Incisive Law LLC.

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1 month ago

September 13, 2024

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Indonesian-flagged tanker “SC Explorer LIII”

An Indonesian-flagged oil products tanker, SC Explorer LIII, was arrested in Singapore waters on Thursday (12 September).

The vessel, previously named British Explorer, was added to the list of vessels under Sheriff’s arrest in Singapore’s court system.

According to the list, the vessel was arrested at 1.10am and the arresting solicitor listed was law firm Incisive Law LLC. The ship is currently held at Western Petroleum Anchorage B.

No details regarding the reason behind the arrest were provided in the list.

Photo credit: MarineTraffic / Ivan Meshkov
Published: 13 September, 2024

Vessel Arrest

Singapore: Vietnam-flagged tanker “GT Unity” placed under Sheriff’s arrest again

Ship was added to list of vessels under Sheriff’s arrest in Singapore’s court system and it is currently held at Raffles Reserved Anchorage; arrest was made on behalf of Resource Law LLC.

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1 month ago

September 10, 2024

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Vietnam-flagged oil and chemical tanker GT Unity was arrested for the third time in Singapore waters on Thursday (5 September).

The 7,631 DWT vessel was added to the list of vessels under Sheriff’s arrest in Singapore’s court system.

According to the list, the vessel was arrested at 10.45am and the arresting solicitor listed was law firm Resource Law LLC. The ship is currently held at Raffles Reserved Anchorage.

No further details regarding the reason behind the arrest were provided in the list.

Manifold Times previously reported GT Unity was arrested in the republic on 6 December, 11 October and 10 March last year.