SEA OWL I
Die letzten Häfen
Die letzten Wegpunkte
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Tanker released after registering under a new flag after nine months
The 'Sea Owl 1', which has been moored outside Trelleborg since March 12, was allowed to leave its anchorage in pos. 55° 17' N 013° 04' E, and sail on, after the Swedish Transport Agency decided to lift the sailing ban on Oct 12. The tanker has now been flagged in Equatorial Guinea. The ship was seized due to lack of seaworthiness and a violation of maritime law as it did not have a flag state at the time, by flying a false flag in the Comoros. In May, the vessel stated that it had reflagged to Cameroon, which also turned out to be a false statement. The Swedish Transport Agency now confirmed that the vessel has been registered in Equatorial Guinea's ship register. Flying a false flag, twice in addition, was playing a major role in the safety of shipping lanes and along the coasts, according to the Coast Guard's Deputy Chief of Operations, Daniel Stenling. The 'Sea Owl 1' was on the EU sanctions list but is not suspected of any sanctions violations. Two captains on board have been investigated in several rounds for various crimes, including using a false document. All preliminary investigations have been closed. The tanker left the anchorage off Trelleborg on Oct 12 and headed towards the Baltic Sea with the status "for orders". The 'Caffa', which was boarded on March 6, has been seized by the Police Authority and remained berthed in the port of Trelleborg. Another vessel, ther 'Jin Hui', has been anchored on Trelleboard roads since May 3 with a sailing ban. The Coast Guard continued to cooperate closely with the Swedish Transport Agency and the Police Authority.
One more crew member detained for using falsified documents
One more crew member of the 'Sea Owl I' has been detained as preliminary investigations continued on May 15. He was suspected of using falsified documents aboard the ship. The shadow tanker was initially detained on March 12 off Trelleborg while sailing through Swedish waters, enroute from Santos to the Russian port Primorsk, under a false Comorian flag. The vessel has also been listed on the EU sanctions list. The master was initially detained, but later released from custody. A new captain then took charge of the vessel, and fresh documents including registration papers for a new flag state were submitted to the Swedish Transport Agency. These newly provided documents were also suspected to be falsified. As a result, another preliminary investigation has been launched. The Swedish Coast Guard, under the direction of prosecutors, carried out additional investigative measures onboard the vessel, with support from the regional task force of Police Region South.
Flag change of Russian shadow tanker was false
The 'Sea Owl 1' is not allowed to sail any further. The Swedish Transport Agency confirmed that the flag change was false and that the ship could ot show valid registration in Cameroon. A week ago it was reported that the tanker had changed its flag from the Comoros to Cameroon, but the authority received confirmation from Cameroon that the flag change was false. At the time, it was said that the ship would be allowed to sail further from the position off Trelleborg where it had been anchored. This no longer applied. The ship was suspected of belonging to the Russian shadow fleet.
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