SWEET MIRI

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Tanker with stolen oil intercepted

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) 'Beecroft' on March 2, 2024, announced the arrest of the 'Sweet Miri', suspected to be carrying 2000 tons of stolen crude oil. There were 12 Nigerians and one Ghanaian crew members on board. On Feb 25, the vessel was observed to have switched off its AIS to avoid detection. The vessel was arrested 174 nautical miles of the coast of Nigeria, heading to Benin Republic. This necessitated the deployment of the Nigerian Navy Ship 'Aba' to investigate the vessel. Subsequently, it was found to be carrying products suspected to be crude oil. Thereafter, the NNS 'Sokoto' was deployed to double up the search and interdict the vessel. On arrival, it was discovered that it was carrying 2000 tons of suspected product without approval.” The FOC, in line with the directive of Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), opened the ship for other agencies to come and take samples and carry out their own independent investigations to find out the culpability of the vessel, which is owned by a Ghanaian and registered in Ghana by a Ghanaian company. Report with photos: https://onepageafrica.com/2024/03/03/nns-beecroft-arrests-mt-sweet-miri-in-suspected-2m-liters-stolen-crude-oil/