Vietnam: Two vessels seized over 31,000 litres of illegal diesel oil
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The Vietnam Coast Guard on Thursday (5 December) said it detained vessel HP-3790 in the sea bordering Hai Phong City and Quang Ninh Province.
The Coast Guard discovered the ship at 2pm on 4 December displaying several suspicious signs and ordered the vessel to stop for administrative inspections.
The authority proceeded to inspect the vessel, which had three crew members on board, and found it to be transporting about 16,000 litres of diesel oil with no invoices or documents proving its legal origin.
The Coast Guard also detained another ship, Phuong Nam 68, that also had three crew members on board at 10am on 5 December.
The ship was transporting about 15,000 liters of DO oil with no invoices or documents proving its legal origin.
As such, the ships were handed over to the Command of Coast Guard Region 1 for further investigation and handling in accordance with the provisions of law.
Photo credit: Vietnam Coast Guard
Published: 9 December, 2024
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