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Case of STS transfer between two vessels has become an international investigation case
The Defense Minister Adam Shareef on March 11, 2018, has claimed the case of a high-seas ship-to-ship (STS) transfer between two vessels – one identified a North Korean vessel with the other hoisting Maldives flag – has become an international investigation. He stated the situation was sensitive as the STS between a US sanctioned North Korea and the alleged vessel of Maldives has become a critical international politics scandal. Shareef confirmed that while the investigation was carried out internationally with several countries involved, Maldives has been cooperating with the probe by delivering all relevant information about the case as well. He also linked the ongoing state of emergency in Maldives with the STS transfer between both countries, strongly hinting an international conspiracy to overthrow the island nation’s government. The "Chon Ma San", designated by the United States as a sanction target, was spotted by a Japanese surveillance plane with the Maldivian-flagged tanker "Xin Yuan 18" 250 km east of Shanghai on March 10. The Maldives transport authority however in a statement denied any links to the vessel insisting that the "Xin Yuan 18" was not a vessel registered in the Maldives. The authority does not allow any foreign vessel to register in the Maldives to sail outside the country in international waters. Report with photos: https://avas.mv/en/46030
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