
Oil Tanker That Fled Collision Site Is Detained in Malaysia
Published on July 25, 2024
SINGAPORE —A tanker that fled the scene of a fiery Friday collision off Singapore entered the area of Malaysia’s Bertam floating oil terminal on Monday after being tracked down and intercepted by Malaysian authorities, shipping data from LSEG and Kpler showed. The Sao Tome and Principe-flagged supertanker Ceres I had left the scene of the collision with the Singapore-flagged tanker Hafnia Nile about 55 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of the Singaporean island of Pedra Branca without explanation. The Ceres I, which was believed to have turned off its tracking system after the accident, was then found in Malaysian waters with two tugboats towing it, Malaysia’s coast guard said....
