Wisma Putra seeks more info on ship, crew detained by Iran

Wisma Putra seeks more info on ship, crew detained by Iran
31 Dec 2019 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/12/31/wisma-putra-seeks-more...

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Foreign Ministry is working to identify a ship and its 16 Malaysian crew members who were arrested by Iranian authorities at the Strait of Hormuz on Monday (Dec 30) for allegedly carrying illegal fuel.

Its minister, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, when contacted by Bernama, said the Malaysian Embassy in Iran was seeking more information on the matter.

"We did receive some new information, but it need to be verified... the identity of the Malaysians involved has yet to be ascertained.

"An official statement will be issued by Wisma Putra later," he said on Tuesday (Dec 31).

Yesterday, the foreign media reported that the Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) seized a ship suspected of fuel-smuggling and arrested 16 Malaysian crew members.

Based on the report, they confiscated 1.3 million litres of fuel that was "smuggled” from an unnamed vessel 15 nautical miles from Abu Musa Island. – Bernama