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Sanctioned tanker detained after armed guards shot on Coast Guard
The Yemeni Coast Guard has detained the 'Nereida' for discharging an oil shipment at the Houthi-controlled Ras Isa Port in the Hodeidah province without prior approval from Yemeni government authorities, and without following the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism for Yemen (UNVIM), which is an inspection mechanism for cargo headed to non-government-controlled ports in Yemen in order to prevent arms smuggling. The tanker had switched off its AIS for parts of the voyage. Its signal reappeared near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, after it had departed Ras Isa Port. A Coast Guard vessel then intercepted the 'Nereida', which initially refused to comply, with armed guards opening fire on the Coast Guard vessel. The vessel later surrendered and was diverted and escorted to Aden. An investigation has been opened into the voyage, the cargo, the vessel’s documentation, its port calls, and the shooting. The vessel has been under U.S. OFAC sanctions since February 2025, when it was operating as 'Peter Paul'.
Tanker captain sentenced to suspended prison after collison in Bay of Biscay
The master of the "Peter Paul" which had struck the fishing vessel "Rupella" on Nov 18, 2014, in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron was convicted. The "Rupella" had been crossing the fairway off Hourtin when the 16.30 m-boat was run over by the "Peter Paul", carrying methanol and headed by an Indian crew. The watchman on the "Rupella" did not detect the vessel approaching on the port side. One fisherman who slept awoke, climbed quickly on the bridge and saw the tanker leave without trying to get in contact with the "Rupella". The fishing boat, thanks to a favorable tide, managed to reach its home port Cotinière in Oléron several hours later. Meanwhile, the Indian officers alerted the captaincy to Bordeaux. The "Peter Paul", enroute from Bilbao, had crossed the Bay of Biscay to Bordeaux. The captains of both ships were summoned to the Maritime Chamber of the Tribunal de Grande Instance, Bordeaux, in response to a breach of the rules of the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (Colreg), in particular establishing rules of priority. The tanker captain saw that there were several trawlers in the area, he had to be even more attentive. Prosecutor Nathalie Mathieu requested 10 months of suspended prison against the two defendants. Only the captain of the "Peter Paul" will be sentenced to eight months of suspended prison.
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