Legal

Singapore: “Apphia 9” crew in jail over theft of bunker fuel from Consort Bunkers’ “Pearl Melody”

‘The victim is Consort Bunkers Pte Ltd, the owner of the Pearl Melody,’ states the joint statement of facts (SOF) document obtained by Singapore bunkering publication Manifold Times.

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3 years ago

October 22, 2021

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The entire crew of the Mongolia-flagged oil tanker Apphia 9 was sentenced to jail by a Judge at the State Courts of Singapore on Tuesday (12 October) over the theft of marine fuel oil (MFO) from the Consort Bunkers Pte Ltd owned and operated Singapore-flagged bunker tanker Pearl Melody.

The details of the jail sentence* for the respective co-accused are as follows:

Eron Laelo (Master) was sentenced to an imprisonment term of seven months for s 411(1) charges – abetting by intentionally aiding the receipt of stolen property; and a fine of SGD 3,000 for reg 3A(3)(a) – failing to install and maintain in operate an approved transponder on board Apphia 9.
Yanto Salindeo (Chef) was sentenced to an imprisonment term of nine months for s 411(1) charges – abetting by intentionally aiding the receipt of stolen property; and a fine of SGD 4,000 for reg 3A(3)(a) – abetting offences committed by Eron Laelo.
Remaining seven co-accused (Crews), Abdul Aziz, Adrie Salindeho, Djoyfmon Salindeho, Gamaliel Donggala, Siwy Galvao Yanova, Very Salindeho and Whaynel Muhouland Anggoman were each sentenced to an imprisonment term of six months for s411(1) charges – abetting by intentionally aiding the receipt of stolen property.

Consort Bunkers – a ‘victim’ of the Pearl Melody incident

“The victim is Consort Bunkers Pte Ltd, the owner of the Pearl Melody,” stated the joint statement of facts (SOF) obtained by Singapore bunkering publication Manifold Times.

The SOF document described Apphia 9 sailing alongside the Pearl Melody on 5 June at about 2.30 am to conduct the illegal ship-to-ship (STS) MFO transfer operation under instructions from Yanto.

Gamaliel threw a rope over Pearl Melody, joining the two ships, while Whaynel fixed a hose on Apphia 9. Djoyfmon, Gamaliel, Siwy and Verry then brought the hose to Pearl Melody to facilitate receipt of the MFO.

Once the hose was connected to Pearl Melody, Djoyfmon, Siwy and Verry went to the Apphia 9 engine room to start and monitor the fuel transfer pump while Adrie remained on deck to assist in calculating the amount of MFO transferred.

In total, 100.906 metric tonnes (mt) of MFO worth approximately SGD 69,894.56 was transferred from Pearl Melody to Apphia 9 with no bunker delivery note (BDN) being issued in relation to the operation.

All accused persons were arrested by forces from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) midway through the illegal operation.

*All crew of the Apphia 9 have been in remand since 7 June 2021, thus all imprisonment terms were backdated.

Photo credit: Carles Rabada on Unsplash
Published: 22 October, 2021

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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2 days 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

Winding up

Singapore: Liquidators arrange creditors meeting for Vanda Marine Services

Meeting will be held at 60 Paya Lebar Road, #05-40 Paya Lebar Square Singapore 409051 on 20 September at 3pm, according to Government Gazette notice.

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4 days ago

September 11, 2024

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A meeting for creditors of shipping and chartering services provider Vanda Marine Services Pte Ltd, which is in voluntary liquidation, has been scheduled to take place on 20 September, according to a Government Gazette notice on Tuesday (10 September).

The meeting will be held at 60 Paya Lebar Road, #05-40 Paya Lebar Square Singapore 409051 at 3pm.

The agenda of the meeting will be as follows:

To receive a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Company; and
To consider appointing a person to be the liquidator in place of the liquidator appointed by the Company.

Notes:

A creditor who wishes to obtain information concerning the affairs of the Company, may request by email to the liquidator’s office at: [email protected].
The creditors may, at the abovementioned meeting, appoint a person to be the liquidator for the purpose of winding up the affairs and distributing the assets of the company in place of the liquidator appointed by the Company.
The proxy must be lodged with the liquidator not later than 12.00pm on 19 September 2024 if you wish to attend the meeting.

Photo credit: steve pb from Pixabay
Published: 11 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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6 days 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.