The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) officials on 5 October detained two tankers for alleged illegal ship fuel transfer near Pengerang, south of Malaysia.
MMEA officials reportedly detained Equatorial Guinea-registered Mt Vitology on 5 October for allegedly attempting to transfer 80,000 litres of marine gas oil to Vietnam-flagged tanker Mt An Phuat without proper documentation at around 2.3 n miles southeast of Tanjung Ayam, Pengerang.
In a separate development, MMEA officials have detained Mongolian-flagged Golden Prosperity for allegedly illegally anchoring in Tanjung Ayam waters.
Golden Prosperity is 12th vessel to be detained by MMEA over illegal anchorage since the start of 2015.
This post was sourced from IHS Maritime 360: View the original article here.
