The general cargo ship Minh Tuan 68 was arrested in Philippines, because of carrying of undocumented cargo of rice. The vessel was anchored in the area a few miles off Legazpi port in Albay province, waiting to enter into the harbor, when port state control arrived and started inspection on board. The inspectors found a few safety violations and missing documents for the cargo on board. The ship Minh Tuan 68 was detained in the anchorage before full investigation of the problem. The general cargo ship was on route from Vietnam to Legazpi City, when compliant against the vessel was deposed in the Philippine’s Bureau of Customs. On board of the ship there were 1,800 tons of rice, documents for which were not found. If the master in not able to present the documents for the cargo, all the rice will be seized and the ship operator will be fined. The local authorities started investigation over the case and about the traffic of undeclared cargo from Vietnam to Philippines.
The general cargo ship Minh Tuan 68 (IMO: 9586992) has length of 91.94 m, beam of 15.00 m and draft of 6.30 m. The deadweight of the cargo ship is 5,083 DWT and the gross tonnage is 2,999 GRT. The ship is operating under the flag of Vietnam and managed by the company Minh Tuan Transport and Trading.