Coast Guard apprehends smuggling ship within Libyan territorial waters.

Tripoli, 03.08.2015(Lana) Coast Guard of Central sector off the Libyan navy apprehended a ship carrying smuggled diesel within Libyan territorial waters north of Zaura. Navy spokesman, Col. Ayub Qassem told Lana that Santa Cruz ship flying the flag of Tanzania and owned by a Maltese owner and registered in Zanzibar and was anchored when it was seized. He said four Egyptian nationals were on board the ship anchoring about five miles north of Zuara and about two miles from the Libyan coast. He said the ship has no identification documents and that it was tugged to Misrata port. Col Qassem said the ship crew is investigated and would be referred to the relevant authorities for further proceedings according to domestic and international rules. =Lana=