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| Russian tanker arrested 'for smuggling' then seemingly released |
| 2015-09-18 |
| [Libya Herald] Naval authorities based in Tripol say they captured a Russian oil tanker and its crew trying to smuggle oil from the western port of Zuwara yesterday. An official said coastguard units had captured the vessel, the Mekhanik Chebotarev, detaining 11 Russian crew, including one woman, inside Libyan territorial waters. The seizure unfolded in dramatic fashion on Wednesday, with reports that naval vessels from Italia and Russia raced to the scene but did not intervene. Rooters news agency quoted a senior Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... official, Twafik Alskir, as saying: "A Russian-flagged oil tanker was captured this afternoon when it tried to smuggle oil off Zuwara." The vessel was moved to Tripoli port later Wednesday but this afternoon marinetraffic.com showed it leaving the port, with its ship tracker stating its destination as Malta. However, a woman is only as old as she admits... it is not clear at this point if it has ben released or is being taken to another Libyan port Russia, whose embassy did not immediately respond to requests for comment, has yet to issue a statement on the matter. Nor is there any news on the status of the crew members. Zuwara has no oil terminal, and oil tankers do not normally visit the seas around, with the nearest terminal at Zawiya to the east. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Obviously somebody in Russia spoke to somebody in Libya. I wonder though, if terms like: "chernozopii" (a friendly Russian term for melanin enriched people) and "s litza zemli sotru" (we all must protect the environment); were used? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-09-18 04:53 |