Thai navy seizes tanker suspected of smuggling oil to CambodiaListen to this articleThai navy personnel detain the crew of the Thai-registered tanker suspected of smuggling oil to Cambodia, on Dec 27 in the Gulf of Thailand. (Photo: Royal Thai Navy)A loaded Thai oil tanker with an illegal Myanmar and Cambodian crew has been seized in the Gulf of Thailand on suspicion of smuggling strategic supplies to Cambodia, the Royal Thai Navy spokesman said. It was impounded on Saturday by HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan, a Krabi class offshore patrol vessel, about 50 nautical miles south of Koh Samet, R/Adm Parach Rattanachaipan, spokesman for the Royal Thai Navy, said. Thailand and Cambodia on Saturday signed a 72-hour ceasefire agreement, effective from 12 noon that day. The ship's behaviour and its cargo of fuel oil suggested it was involved in the smuggling of strategic supplies to Cambodia, posing a threat to Thai national security, the spokesman said.

Source: Bangkok Post December 31, 2025 04:05 UTC