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A ship loaded with petroleum derivatives arrived off the Lebanese coast, with the intention of violating the sanctions imposed on the Assad regime.
How did the ship arrive?
The ship entered Lebanese waters from Greece, loaded with benzene, and did not come from an order from an official or private company.
The ship docked in front of the oil facilities in the Zahrani area, and the General Directorate of Petroleum of Lebanon confirmed that it was unaware of the ship and did not know its origin.
He explained that the importation of petroleum derivatives for the benefit of the facilities is based on tenders carried out by a specialized committee with an official mandate in accordance with the regulations, which is why the ship is now under investigation by the competent authorities.
The ship, which departed from an oil refinery in Greece, loaded with about 4 million liters of benzene (2,750 tons) and, after entering Lebanese territorial waters, traveled 26 nautical miles from Zahrani to Tripoli before returning to the coast of Zahrani.
Now, the Lebanese customs administration detains her and imposes a guard against her to prevent her movement.
investigate
The Lebanese judiciary is investigating the ship and prosecuting its maritime agent to learn the circumstances of the ship’s arrival, which is suspected of having the intention of violating the sanctions imposed on the Syrian regime.
Informed sources told the Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the file is in the custody of the Southern Prosecutor, Judge Raheef Ramadan. The Lebanese Judicial Power investigates the shipping agent to summon him, listen to him and become familiar with information about the ship, including its destination and any port where it intends to dock to unload its cargo.
The shipping agent is trying to find out the destination of the ship and the reasons for its heading to Lebanon, if that was its first trip to Lebanon, and to make sure of the conditions of its arrival and if there are local authorities that import the shipment or facilitate its arrival. to Lebanese territorial waters.
The sources added that there were demands to divert the ship’s destination to Turkey at the request of the shipping agent, but the Lebanese judiciary did not agree to prevent Lebanon from being subjected to sanctions, and it is now seized by the customs administration in exchange for the oil facilities. in Zahrani until the end of the investigation.
The shipping agent is considered responsible for the ship from the moment it enters territorial waters until its anchorage in any Lebanese port, and presents papers that include the type of its cargo at the time it arrives in territorial waters, and then is He sends you a shipping guide to direct you to any port where you disembark.
The shipowner will bear all the costs of the boat, including the cost of the pilot who will direct it to the berth where it will anchor, and must be the holder of a power of attorney from the company that owns the boat.
Also, according to the procedures, the responsibility of the shipping agent ends when he delivers the papers to the Lebanese authorities, so that the responsibility passes to the customs agent who delivers the papers to customs and is responsible for paying the costs of unloading and shipping and transportation of the merchandise loaded in them to Lebanese territory. And if, after inspection by customs, it seems that your cargo is not in accordance with the papers, the responsibility of the sender, the customs agent, the company that owns the ship and the person who is supposed to receive the merchandise, assumes responsibility .
What is the relationship of the system?
Informed Lebanese sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the shipment on board the ship belonged to the Syrian company “Al-Naam”, which is located in Harasta, Damascus, and noted that the ship is prohibited from entering Lebanese ports if the target it is violating the sanctions on Syria and the Caesar Law. Taxed by the United States on the Syrian regime and its collaborators.
The fate of the steamboat
Lebanon will return the ship to Greece after the investigation is over, avoid any sanctions and will not be allowed to enter, because that would be considered a circumvention of Caesar Law.
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