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MMEA detains 3 foreign ships for illegal fuel transfer
The southern region Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained three foreign-registered ships for illegally transferring fuel off the waters of Tanjung Piai.
MMEA (southern region) enforcement chief Captain Aminuddin Abdul Rashid said the vessels were detained at 1.9 nautical miles southwest of Tanjung Piai at 12.30pm.
Aminuddin said preliminary investigation revealed that the Indonesian-registed Dijaya 8 was transferring 11,000 litres of lube oil, while the Singapore-registered MT Sentek 21 was simultaneously transferring 380,000 litres of marine fuel oil (MFO) to the Indonesian-registered MV Tanto Emirates.
"Further investigation showed that the three ships had failed to obtain any valid documents for the transfer of oil from ship to ship. They also failed to report their arrival in our waters," Aminuddin said.
"There were 36 crew members consisting of 33 Indonesians, two Filipinos and a Myanmar national, aged between 20 and 60, from the three vessels," he said in a statement.
The three ships will be investigated under Section 491B (1) (I) of Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 and Section 3 of Federation Light Dues Act 1953 for docking without Marine Department director permission and failing to pay the light dues.
Source: New Straits Times
MMEA (southern region) enforcement chief Captain Aminuddin Abdul Rashid said the vessels were detained at 1.9 nautical miles southwest of Tanjung Piai at 12.30pm.
Aminuddin said preliminary investigation revealed that the Indonesian-registed Dijaya 8 was transferring 11,000 litres of lube oil, while the Singapore-registered MT Sentek 21 was simultaneously transferring 380,000 litres of marine fuel oil (MFO) to the Indonesian-registered MV Tanto Emirates.
"Further investigation showed that the three ships had failed to obtain any valid documents for the transfer of oil from ship to ship. They also failed to report their arrival in our waters," Aminuddin said.
"There were 36 crew members consisting of 33 Indonesians, two Filipinos and a Myanmar national, aged between 20 and 60, from the three vessels," he said in a statement.
The three ships will be investigated under Section 491B (1) (I) of Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 and Section 3 of Federation Light Dues Act 1953 for docking without Marine Department director permission and failing to pay the light dues.
Source: New Straits Times
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