Coast Guard seize 60,000 litres of smuggled diesel

June 29, 2023 - 13:03

The Coast Guard has seized more than 60,000 litres of smuggled diesel from a ship 309 nautical miles south-east of the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu.

Coast Guard officers discover a fishing vessel with more than 60,000 litres of smuggled diesel off the coast of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province on June 25. — Photo courtesy of Việt Nam Coast Guard

BÀ RỊA - VŨNG TÀU PROVINCE — The Coast Guard has seized more than 60,000 litres of smuggled diesel from a ship 309 nautical miles south-east of the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu.

It said on Wednesday (June 28) its Reconnaissance Unit No 2 on June 25 stopped fishing vessel TG 93698 TS registered in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang and found the oil of unknown origin.

The vessel’s captain, Huỳnh Tấn Kiệt, 42, of the central province of Quảng Ngãi, and three crew members were on board.

Kiệt failed to furnish documents proving the origin of the oil, and none of the crew had the qualifications or certification required to be a sailor.

The Coast Guard brought the vessel shore and handed the case over to the Coast Guard Region No 3 in Vũng Tàu city for further investigation. — VNS

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