Malaysia Detains Two Tankers for Alleged Illegal Diesel Transfer

Malaysia’s maritime authorities detained two tankers and its crew members suspected of conducting an illegal ship-to-ship diesel transfer off Penang, in one of the latest crackdowns on illicit fuel activities in the country’s waters.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency seized about 800,000 liters of diesel, including roughly 700,000 liters believed to have been transferred between the vessels without authorization, Penang maritime director Muhammad Suffi Mohd Ramli said in a statement on Facebook.