Two Singapore-flagged tugboats detained


Not authorised: The tugboats ‘An Rong’ and ‘An Ying’, each with six Indonesian crew on board, were not registered with the Office of Batam Harbourmaster and Port Authority. — The Straits Times/ANN

TWO Singapore-flagged tugboats, An Rong and An Ying, have been detained by Batam port authorities for allegedly operating illegally in waters off the island, a local official said.

This came less than two weeks after a similar incident also involving a Singapore-flagged tugboat.

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