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FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin A Chinese captain of an oil tanker suspected of links to Russia has been arrested by Swedish authorities on suspicion of using false documents and violating seaworthiness regulations. According to Reuters, the captain, whose identity has not been disclosed, is due to be questioned by prosecutors. The vessel, the Jin Hui, sailing under a Syrian flag, was boarded by Sweden’s coast guard and police in Swedish territorial waters. RelatedNews Authorites arrest master and bridge officer after vessel sinks off Andros Pole Star Global warns of heightened compliance pressure amid OFAC crackdown var jnews_module_21371932_0_6a01e1eaeea71 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21371932","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"976,132,903,2120","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_new_tab":"","google_publisher_i
Swedish authorities arrest captain of sanctioned tanker over false documents
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