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Navy Seizes Ukrainien Vessel For Illegal Bunkering
The Nigerian Navy says, it has impounded a foreign vessel with sixteen Ukramians for illegal transportation of diesel without permit from the Nigerian government.
The Naval Commanding Officer incharge of forward operating Base, Bonny in Rivers State, Capt. Suleiman Olorundare, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Port Harcourt, Wednesday.
According to him, the vessel contained five million litres of illegally refined diesel and it was arrested around the Odudu Oil Field in Rivers State.
He said the vessel with inscription “MT San Padre Pie” had 16 crew members with Ukraimian identities on board.
The commanding officer said the vessel was caught by Nval patrol team while discharging the petroleum product to smaller vessels in the area.
The vessel anchored around Odudu oil field in Rivers and waited to discharge the product to smaller vessels before it was caught by the naval patrol team in the area.
“We discovered that the vessel was engaging in illegal oil trading activities that contravene the nation’s maritime and cabotage laws.
“The vessel was carrying diesel product suspected to be about 5,000 metric tonne (5 million litres) and the seizure and arrest were carried out in compliance with the ongoing operation clamp down on criminal activities within the nation’s territorial water ways,” he said.
Oloundare said the vessel and product including the suspects have been handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)for further investigation.
Speaking the captain of the veseel, Andriy Vaskor said the vessel had clearance from the Nigerian government to transport product to Nigeria.
He said the vessel had been shipping product to Nigeria for over three years and with all necessary legitimate requirement of the maritime laws.
According to him, the vessel was owned by an individual, a Ukramian but under leasing to a company (MT San Pare Pro) to transport petroleum products to Nigeria.
Enoch Epelle
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