Buques interceptados por EE.UU. incumplieron normas del abanderamiento panameño, revela el canciller de Panamá
Los buques petroleros de bandera panameña interceptados por EE.UU. en el Caribe y señalados de pertenecer a la «flota fantasma» venezolana violaron la legislación de Panamá en materia marítima y el Gobierno centroamericano actuará en consecuencia, afirmó este lunes el canciller del país, Javier Martínez-Acha. «Nosotros tenemos la información de que los buques involucrados no […]
TL;DR
- Panama affirms that intercepted oil tankers, flagged under its name and linked to Venezuela's 'ghost fleet,' violated Panamanian maritime law.
- The US has intercepted at least two Panamanian-flagged tankers in the Caribbean, accusing them of being part of Venezuela's 'ghost fleet' used to evade sanctions.
- These vessels allegedly transported Venezuelan crude to refineries, bypassing US sanctions.
- Panama's Foreign Minister noted that the tankers changed names, had mismatched crew identities, and disabled their location instruments, which are violations of Panamanian law.
- Panama is investigating these incidents to uphold the reputation of its merchant marine registry, one of the world's largest.