08MAR2019 - NEWS - Indonesian authorities detains more than twenty vessels for illegal anchoring near Singapore

There has been a recent spike in the number of anchored vessels detained by Indonesian authorities in waters near Singapore, with Splash even hearing of an incident where the Indonesian navy fired across the bows of one ship. One of the London P&I Club’s correspondents in Southeast Asia, Spica Services, has reported that there have been a significant number of vessel detentions in the eastern parts of the Singapore Strait, mainly in the waters around Bintan Island. The insurance company reminded clients that these waters are in fact within Indonesian territorial waters.

Published by Editor - www.Livebunkers.com at 08-Mar-2019 05:44:34 [UTC] , contact editor at editor@livebunkers.com