UAE to auction seized tankers at centre of identity theft scam
- The UAE will auction two seized tankers operating under forged identities after no owners came forward
- Authorities dropped efforts to confirm the ships’ real identities, citing laws allowing abandoned vessels to be sold, and are assessing whether the crew were involved in the fraud
Tankers linked to a growing vessel identity theft network now involving nearly 30 fabricated or hijacked identities are set to be auctioned, but buyers face a daunting prospect of compliance rehabilitation
