..12 crew members on board detained
Tracereporters –A Vessel, named MT DANCIA loaded with suspected alleged stolen crude oil has been arrested by ECOWAS Maritime Border Patrol Team.
The arrest of Vessel and crew members was disclosed on Wednesday, by African Maritime Border Patrol Commander, Kwame Fredricks
He said the arrest was made on the Togo and Ghana shores with 12 crew on board.
The crew members were identified as Ivorians and Nigerians.
The Vessel carrying an ivorian flag had unspecified amount of crude oil on board.
It was said that the Vessel evaded arrest from the Terma shores of Ghana, after the crew were invited for profiling.
As at the time of report, investigations are going on as the crew members were helping authorities with relevant information to ascertain the originating source of the crude and its sponsors.
