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Indonesian coast guard seizes Iranian-flagged tanker
The MT Arman 114 was carrying 272,569 metric tons of light crude oil, valued at 4.6 trillion rupiah ($304 million), when it was seized last week, the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) said.
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The Iranian-flagged Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), MT Arman 114, and the Cameroon-flagged MT S Tinos, are seen as they were spotted conducting a ship-to-ship oil transfer without a permit, according to the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla), near North Natuna Sea,, July 7, 2023. (Reuters/Handout)
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ndonesia's coast guard said on Tuesday it seized anIranian-flagged supertanker suspected of involvement in the illegal transshipment of crude oil, and vowed to toughen maritime patrols.
The MT Arman 114 was carrying 272,569 metric tons of light crude oil, valued at 4.6 trillion rupiah ($304 million), when it was seized last week, the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) said.
The Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) was suspected of transferring oil to another vessel without a permit on Friday, Bakamla said.
The vessel was captured after being spotted in North Natuna Sea, carrying out a ship-to-ship oil transfer with the Cameroon-flagged MT S Tinos, the agency's chief, Vice Admiral Aan Kurnia, said.
"MT Arman was spoofing their automatic identification system (AIS) to show its position was in the Red Sea but in reality it is here," Aan told reporters.
"So it seems like they already had a malicious intent," Aan said, adding that the vessel also dumped oil into the ocean, in violation of the environmental law.
The vessels' operators could not be immediately reached for comment.
