GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana authorities mentioned it desires to make it pellucidly clear that it doesn’t function a “flag of comfort for vessels” after the US just lately sanctioned 5 vessels registered below the Guyana Flag
“The Authorities of Guyana makes it clear that there isn’t any sinister plot afoot to function or have a separate ship registry. Guyana doesn’t, has not, and won’t supply a flag of comfort for vessels. On this regard, it continues to take steps to guard the sovereignty and integrity of Guyana,” the Maritime Administration Division (MARAD) mentioned in a press release.
It adopted media studies right here that 5 oil tankers registered below the Guyana Flag, linked to a Syrian conglomerate firm in Iran and Syria, and linked to Venezuela had been sanctioned by the US Treasury Division.
The MARAD mentioned that these ships aren’t registered in Guyana and “thus, they’re false and fraudulent registrations.
“Guyana, via MARAD, operates a closed registry. Subsequently, the registration of vessels below the Guyana flag is restricted to ships owned by Guyanese nationals, residents, residents of Caribbean Neighborhood states (CARICOM), and company our bodies established below the legal guidelines of Guyana. Not one of the purported homeowners falls into any of those classes.” MARAD added.
It mentioned that since 2021, false Guyana registrations have turn into extra frequent and that the perpetrators of this fraud have focused a number of international locations, together with Guyana, Panama, and regional states.
“The Maritime Administration Division and the Ministry of International Affairs proceed to share info on these false registrations which come into our possession, with all United Nations (UN) member states and related regional and worldwide maritime associations.”
MARAD mentioned that the “sanctions being utilized by the US, the UK, and different Western States are a part of the response to the threats posed by these false registrations.”
