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Crude oil theft: Navy nabs oil vessel with 17 crew members

OsunDailyBy OsunDailyDecember 8, 2023No Comments2 Mins Read
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The Nigerian Navy, on Thursday, said its Forward Operating Base, FOB, IGBOKODA, in Ondo State, on Thursday, apprehended a 77-meter-long Motor Tanker, MT VINNALARIS 1 LAGOS involved in crude oil theft.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, in Abuja.

Ayo-Vaughan said the vessel, which had 17 crew members onboard at the time of arrest, was caught engaging in illegal siphoning of crude oil from one of the well heads at EBESAN oil field about 7 nautical miles off the coast of Awoye riverine community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.

He said the arrest of the vessel followed credible intelligence received by the Base on the illegal activities of crude oil thieves at the location, which informed the swift deployment of FOB IGBOKODA personnel to nab the vessel and its crew.

โ€œNotably, as the anti-Crude Oil Theft Patrol Team of FOB IGBOKODA approached MT VINNALARIS 1 LAGOS, the 2 x boats attached to the vessel fled on sighting the naval personnel, which confirmed the engagement of the vessel in illegality.

โ€œAccordingly, on arrival at the scene, it was discovered that the vessel was actively involved in siphoning crude oil from both sides of the well head.

โ€œConsequently, upon further search and interrogation, it was further discovered that the vessel had onboard 17 crew members of Nigerian nationality,โ€ he said.

Ayo-Vaughan said the vessel had storage capacity of about 15,000 metric tonnes, adding that it loaded about 500 metric tonnes of crude oil as at the time of arrest.

According to him, the arrest of MT VINNALARIS 1 LAGOS attests to the Nigerian Navyโ€™s determination to curb crude oil theft and all manners of illegalities in Nigeriaโ€™s maritime domain.

He warned that the Nigerian navy would use all legitimate means at its disposal to track and arrest perpetrators of illegalities in Nigeriaโ€™s maritime environment.


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