Cambodia’s government is seeking the return of an oil tanker that has been detained by the Indonesian Navy, alleging that the ship is carrying stolen crude oil, a spokesperson for Cambodia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy said yesterday.
On Wednesday, the Indonesian navy announced that it had taken into custody the Bahamian-flagged tanker MT Strovolos, which Cambodia claims is carrying nearly 300,000 barrels of crude from a recently collapsed offshore oil venture.
The ship, its Bangladeshi captain, and 19 crew members were detained by a patrol boat on July 27 in waters off Sumatra island, a few days after Phnom Penh issued a red notice on Interpol demanding the seizure of the ship, the Indonesian Navy said in a statement.
In full: https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/after-oil-project-collapse-cambodia-seeks-return-of-detained-tanker/
