Vietnam Coast Guard detains fishing vessel over unaccounted oil
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The vessel TG9448TS could not produce documents to prove the legality of 45,000 litres of diesel.
The Vietnam Coast Guard on Thursday (15 November) temporarily detained fishing vessel TG9448TS over unaccounted diesel fuel, it said on Saturday (17 November).
The vessel was spotted 30 nautical miles southeast of Con Dao at about 6.30pm.
The Captain testified the fishing ship was carrying about 45 thousand litres of diesel oil but could not produce documents to prove its legality.
The Coast Guard has made a record of the administrative violation and towed the ship and its crew of five to port for further investigations and handling in accordance with the law.
Photo credit: Vietnam Coast Guard
Published: 20 November, 2018
