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Tanker involved in illegal transshipment

The "Eastern Glory", carrying a cargo of diesel oil, was intercepted and seized by Indonesian forces on Sep 4, 2018, off Batam island in the Singapore Strait. The tanker was suspected in contraband, it had left Batam bound to Tanjung Pelepas, but was lingering in Batam waters instead, supposedly for the purpose of illegal trading. The ship was carrying 5,000 tonnes of high speed diesel and did not have any import document or proper sailing permit when it was intercepted in waters off Batam on Sep 5. The tanker was coming from waters near the Malaysia-Indonesia border where it was anchored for more than 10 hours, as 5,000 tonnes of undocumented fuel was loaded from the tanker "Cougar". During the trans-shipment at the Malaysia-Indonesia border, four Vietnamese and four Bangladeshi nationals were transferred from the "Cougar" to the "Eastern Glory". It was attempted to stop the "Cougar" before it managed to flee and head back to Singapore. The "Eastern Glory"'s captain, identified as Suheri Nanda Pasaribu, and his crew were being detained for investigations and are facing charges as stipulated under Indonesian laws that cover trade of oil and gas, and sea transport. Report with photo: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-detains-vessel-for-smuggling-fuel-from-singapore