Malaysia Intercepts Missing Oil Tanker from Singapore Blaze
- Ceres I had left the scene of Friday’s crash and fire
- Waters east of Malaysia have been a hub of dark fleet activity
The Hafnia Nile on fire in Tanjung Sedili, near Singapore.
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An oil tanker that left the site of a collision and fire east of Singapore has been intercepted off the coast of Malaysia in the early hours of Sunday, Malaysian maritime authorities said.
Ceres I, a crude oil tanker sailing under the flag of Sao Tome & Principe, and the Hafnia Nile, a Singapore-flagged refined-products tanker, crashed early Friday morning in one of the world’s busiest waterways, setting both ablaze. Ceres I appears to then have switched off its transponder for more than a day, according to Bloomberg ship-tracking data.