Indonesia claims seized an Iranian-flagged oil tanker
Indonesia’s coast guard claimed on Tuesday it has seized an Iranian-flagged supertanker suspected of involvement in the illegal transshipment of crude oil.
MEHR: Indonesia’s coast guard claimed on Tuesday it has seized an Iranian-flagged supertanker suspected of involvement in the illegal transshipment of crude oil.
The Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), MT Arman 114, was carrying 272,569 metric tons of light crude oil, valued at 4.6 trillion rupiah ($304 million) and was suspected of transferring the oil to another vessel without a permit, Reuters quoted Indonesia’s Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) as saying.
Bakamla chief Aan Kurnia claimed that the vessel was captured after it was spotted near Indonesia’s North Natuna Sea conducting a ship-to-ship oil transfer with the Cameroon-flagged MT S Tinos, on Friday.
Iranian official sources have not commented on the report so far.
