Panama says Venezuela-related tanker intercepted by US did not follow maritime rules
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Panama's Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha addresses a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on maintenance of international peace and security at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S, March 24, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Segar
PANAMA CITY, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Panama's foreign minister said on Monday that a tanker recently intercepted by the U.S. that was under Panama's flag did not respect the country's maritime rules and had disconnected its transponder while navigating out of Venezuelan waters carrying a crude cargo.
Foreign minister Javier Martinez-Acha added in a TV interview that Panama would take measures accordingly. He did not elaborate further.
A country providing its flag to a vessel officially added to its registry can cancel the ship's registration if an investigation determines that it did not follow maritime rules. The supertanker Centuries, targeted by the U.S. Guard Coast Guard on Saturday after leaving Venezuela's, was flying Panama's flag.
(Reporting by Elida Moreno; Editing by Marianna Parraga and Sarah Morland)
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