Malaysian authorities capture fleeing Chinese VLCC involved in collision with Hafnia vessel

"The Malaysian authorities have seized the Chinese-controlled VLCC that fled after being involved in a collision with a Hafnia-owned LR1 tanker in the South China Sea last Friday. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said in a statement posted on social media that the 300,000-dwt Ceres I (built 2001) was located 28 nautical miles (52 km) north-east of Tioman Island on Sunday. Two tugboats were towing the fire-stricken tanker. “Offshore patrol vessel KM Pekan belonging to Maritime Malaysia has successfully detected and overtook the tanker Ceres I,” the agency said. […] The Ceres I has been accused of lifting Iranian oil in contravention of US sanctions by United Against Nuclear Iran, a New York-based pro-sanctions pressure group. Shanghai Prosperity Ship Management, its manager, has been raising suspicions of sanctions-busting activities for five years, Tradewinds reported on Friday."