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MMEA detains Ocean Tankers vessel

Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangJanuary 6, 2020
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Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained Singapore-registered oil tanker Ocean Gull along with 20 crew members off Penang on Sunday.

According to local reports, MMEA claims that the 9,500 dwt tanker was found to have been anchored in Malaysian waters without notifying the Marine Department or through a third-party agent as requested.

If found guilty, the operator of the ship could be fined RM100k ($24.3k) fine or face a jail term of two years.

The vessel is owned by Singapore’s Ocean Tankers according to VesselsValue.

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Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangJanuary 6, 2020
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Jason Jiang

Jason is one of the most prolific writers on the diverse China shipping & logistics industry and his access to the major maritime players with business in China has proved an invaluable source of exclusives. Having been working at Asia Shipping Media since inception, Jason is the chief correspondent of Splash and associate editor of Maritime CEO magazine. Previously he had written for a host of titles including Supply Chain Asia, Cargo Facts and Air Cargo Week.

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  1. Issues of vlcc between SGP and Indonesia anchorage.remember anchor my time mv Front Rider stern in Indonesia required to move towards SGP waters.As position of vessel was not agreed on at time.

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