The Vietnam Coast Guard Command on Monday (5 September) said it has seized a total 75,000 litres of unknown origin diesel oil in an operation on 2 September in the Southwest Sea.
Coast Guard Region 4 Command detected two fishing boats – KG 94117 TS and KG 94931 TS – displaying several suspicious signs.
Initial investigations found the vessels without invoices and documents proving legal origin of the oil material.
The vessels were transporting various quantities of oil material: KG 94117 TS was transporting about 30,000 litres and KG 94931 TS transported about 45,000 litres, according to testimonies from the Captains.
As such, the authorities made records of administrative violations, sealed the infringing goods, and escorted the vessels to port of Squadron 401 in Phu Quoc district, Kien Giang province for further investigations and handling in accordance with the law.
A series of earlier Vietnamese Coast Guard arrests covered by Manifold Times in 2022 are as follows:
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Related: Vietnam: “TG 93798 TS” arrested over 70,000 litres of unknown origin diesel oil
Related: Vietnam: “KG 94431 TS” arrested over 40,000 litres of unknown origin diesel oil
Related: Vietnam: Fishing vessels seized over 340,000 litres of illegal diesel
Related: Vietnam: “TG 91678 TS” arrested over 100,000 litres of unknown origin diesel oil
Related: Vietnam: Coast Guard detains vessel transporting about 70,000 litres of unknown diesel
Related: Vietnam: Coast Guard arrests fishing vessel transporting about 60,000 litres of unknown diesel
Related: Vietnam Coast Guard detains wooden-hulled ship, seizes 27,000 litres of illegal diesel
Related: Vietnam Coast Guard detains tanker carrying 110,000 litres of illegal oil
Related: Vietnam: “TG 92267 TS” arrested over 50,000 litres of unknown origin diesel oil
Related: Vietnam Coast Guard seizes “Duc Minh 06” for illegally transporting oil at sea
Photo credit: Vietnam Coast Guard
Published: 6 September 2022
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