Малайзия задержала два танкера и конфисковала нефть. The Insider выяснил, что один из них относится к «теневому флоту» Ирана
Власти Малайзии задержали два нефтяных танкера, подозреваемых в незаконной перегрузке нефти с судна на судно, и конфисковали партию сырья стоимостью около $130 млн
TL;DR
- Malaysian authorities seized two oil tankers and approximately $130 million of crude oil.
- The tankers were caught during an illegal ship-to-ship oil transshipment operation off the coast of Penang.
- One of the detained tankers, NORA, is linked to Iran's sanctioned 'shadow fleet'.
- The operation is part of a persistent scheme to circumvent US sanctions on Iranian oil.
- The oil is believed to be transshipped in neutral waters and destined for China.
- Captains of both vessels were detained, along with 53 crew members from various countries.
- Investigations into violations of anchorage rules and illegal oil transshipment are ongoing.