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Three vessels seized for smuggling iraqi oil out of iraq and held by coalition naval forces escaped from…

HYDROPAC 1982/03

issued
2003-11-17 12:40Z
status
cancelled 2005-03-02 17:46Z (archive)
authority
MARLO ADVISORY 27/03 16 NOV 03
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nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. THREE VESSELS SEIZED FOR SMUGGLING IRAQI OIL OUT OF IRAQ
   AND HELD BY COALITION NAVAL FORCES ESCAPED FROM CUSTODY
   IN OCTOBER. ONE OF THESE VESSELS, 45 METER M/V DASHTY HORIZON,
   HAD BEEN ORDERED CONFISCATED BY THE BASRA CUSTOMS COURT
   FOR VIOLATION OF IRAQI LAW CONCERNING THEFT AND ILLICIT
   TRANSPORT OF PROPERTY OF THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT. THE SHIP'S
   LEGAL OWNER IS NOW THE IRAQI MINISTRY OF JUSTICE. THE
   OTHER TWO VESSELS, 68 METER M/V AL MUSTAFA AND
   24 METER M/V DARGHAN 7, WERE DETAINED AWAITING CONFISCATION
   HEARINGS BY THE BASRA COURT FOR ALLEGED THEFT OF CRITICAL
   NATIONAL RESOURCES IN VIOLATION OF IRAQI LAW AND CPA ORDERS.
2. INDIVIDUALS OR COMPANIES CONDUCTING BUSINESS WITH
   THESE VESSELS ARE ADVISED THEY MAY BE SUBJECT TO
   CRIMINAL PROSECUTION UNDER IRAQI LAW. ANYONE WITH
   INFORMATION ON ANY OF THESE VESSELS, PLEASE
   CONTACT THE MARITIME LIAISON OFFICE (MARLO)
   IN BAHRAIN, PHONE: 97 374 3925.

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