Malaysia seizes Vietnamese oil tanker that earlier visited North Korea

  • 📰 fmtoday
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 19 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 11%
  • Publisher: 72%

Malaysia Headlines News

Malaysia Latest News,Malaysia Headlines

It was found anchored without authorisation just off Johor with only its chief engineer on board. FMTNews MMEA VietTin01

An maritime enforcement spokesman says they are waiting for the tanker’s owners to claim it.

It was not clear whether the tanker unloaded cargo at Nampo. Under sanctions imposed by the United Nations, North Korea is heavily restricted in its imports of crude oil and refined petroleum products. The agency said the only person aboard the tanker was its 61-year-old Vietnamese chief engineer, who said the vessel had drifted from its original position.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 5. in MY

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Malaysia seizes Vietnamese oil tanker that was tracked in North Korea | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — A Vietnamese oil tanker which Reuters reported visited North Korea in February has been seized by Malaysia after it was found adrift off the Malaysian coast, maritime agency officials said. Refinitiv shipping data quoted by Reuters showed the Viet Tin 01 arrived just...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

164 Vietnamese students go missing in South KoreaINCHEON (ANN): Police in South Korea said they are searching for 164 Vietnamese students enrolled on a Korean language course at Incheon University after they were reported to have missed class for 15 days.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Malaysia's exports of palm oil to India dropped 60% in OctoberMalaysia exported 219,956 tonnes of palm oil in October, down from 550,452 tonnes in September. FMTNews PalmOil India ImportTax
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »

Ship run by Chinese firm under US sanctions spurns Malaysian checks: MMEAKUALA LUMPUR: An oil tanker, which shipping data showed was managed by a Chinese company under US sanctions, refused to allow an inspection by the Mal... Our MMEA ship very small and lack of weapons to scaring huge oil tanker
Source: theSundaily - 🏆 25. / 51 Read more »

PM arrives in Doha for four-day official visit to QatarDOHA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad arrived here Wednesday to begin his four-day official visit to Qatar. After his aircraft touched down at ...
Source: theSundaily - 🏆 25. / 51 Read more »

India is expected to buy more Malaysian palm oilKUALA LUMPUR: India is expected to buy more Malaysian palm oil in the near term after its imports contracted by 60% in October following its import ta... Eh tak boleh, sawit buah yg bagus.., mana boleh beli dgn harga murah, kalau nak beli harga kena mahal sikit lah..
Source: theSundaily - 🏆 25. / 51 Read more »