A VLCC operated by US-sanctioned Chinese owner Kunlun Shipping is being sought by the Malaysian government for alleged illegal anchoring in its waters.

The Manifold Times cited the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) as saying the 291,000-dwt Silvana III (the former Ma Tian Zuo, built 1998) is wanted for non-compliance.

The tanker was spotted by a Kuala Kurau Maritime Zone patrol on 5 December, 39.5