Oil tanker seized by US was falsely flying Guyana flag, government says
Guyana’s maritime authority said on Wednesday that supertanker Skipper carrying Venezuelan oil, which was seized by the United States, was falsely flying Guyana’s flag. “The Maritime Administration Department has observed the proliferation and unacceptable trend of the unauthorised use of the Guyana flag by vessels that are not registered in Guyana,” it said in a […] The article Oil tanker seized by US was falsely flying Guyana flag, government says is from St. Lucia Times.

Guyana’s maritime authority said on Wednesday that supertanker Skipper carrying Venezuelan oil, which was seized by the United States, was falsely flying Guyana’s flag.
“The Maritime Administration Department has observed the proliferation and unacceptable trend of the unauthorised use of the Guyana flag by vessels that are not registered in Guyana,” it said in a statement.
The authority, which was informed by the US government of the tanker’s seizure, plans to take action against the unauthorised use of the country’s flag, it added.
(www.reuters.com)
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