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Tanker Virgo was arrested in late April by the Indonesian Marine Police (IMP) over illegal bunkering activity, IHS Maritime 360 reports. The arrest occurred on April 30 in the waters off Tanjung Kampe near Palembang, when Virgo, suspected of being the suppling vessel to Urban Success, was arrested for alleged illegal fuel oil bunkering. Further inspection of Virgo turned up three sets of ship documents, indicating that the tanker was renamed and repainted immediately after every bunkering operation. Although operators of Virgo had fled before the vessel was arrested, authorities say they managed to seize three crew members in connection incident. http://shipandbunker.com/news/apac/956795-double-vessel-arrest-over-fuel-smuggling-in-east-singapore-illegal-bunkering-in-indonesia

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has recently arrested the "Liuquid Silver", which is controlled by Elmira Tankers Management (Elmira) of Greece. The vessel was arrested after it docked in Durban on Aug 15, 2014, after RBS placed an $8 million claim against it in July. Bunker suppliers including World Fuel Services (WFS), Brilliant Maritime Services, KPI Bridge Oil, and Bunker Monaco, had also filed claims against the vessel totalling around $850,000. In addition, the vessel faced $70 million in associated claims, based on debts owed by other ships with the same owner. The ship was now on course to be auctioned on September 9.