Alleged tanker oil thieves caught red-handed

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Alleged tanker oil thieves caught red-handed

By Jie Lan | Posted: 26 August 2011 2125 hrs​

Shengtek tanker

SINGAPORE: Six Indonesians and two Filipinos have been detained by police for allegedly stealing oil from a vessel off the Tuas Petroleum Holding Anchorage.

The incident is said to have taken place in the early hours on Friday.

Four of the eight men detained are workers onboard the vessel - Shengtek - where oil was allegedly siphoned to a smaller tugboat.

The managing director of Sentek Marine and Trading, Mr Pai Keng Pheng, who owns the vessel said he's suspected all along that thieves were stealing the oil.

It's believed not enough evidence could be gathered in the past.

The company said they had reported similar incidents before and recently increased its security with more patrols.

As a result the alleged thieves were caught red-handed.

Mr Pai said: "For the past three years, they've stolen too much oil from us. In just two years, they stole about 5,000 to 6,000 tonnes. When we realised our oil was disappearing, we notified the authorities. But eventually we counted on our own effort to deal with this."

The company estimates it has lost some S$6 million over the last two years.

Police are investigating the case.

- CNA/ck

 

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Three jailed for stealing over 3,000 litres of diesel

Published on Sep 2, 2011​

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3 crew members accused of stealing petrol from their own ship were arrested. The crew onboard Singapore-registered ship Shengtek were caught by their ship owner scooping the petrol out. -- PHOTO: ZAOBAO

By Elena Chong

Three crew members of an oil tanker were each jailed two months on Friday for stealing more than 3,000 litres of diesel from their employer.

John Paul Fajardo Beltran, 24, Quirico Jr Caguimbaga Capayan, 30, both Filipinos, and Afdhal, 36, an Indonesian, admitted to stealing diesel with a market value of $5,579 from Sentek Marine & Trading at Tuas Anchorage on Aug 26.

The trio were on board bunker Shengtek when they stole 3,588 litres of petroleum to sell to a tugboat moored alongside.

The court heard that Capayan passed a diesel hose from Shengtek to one of the four crew members of the tugboat.

He agreed to sell diesel at $910 per metric ton, equivalent to 1,180 litres.

Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.