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View all search resultsIndonesia says oil tankers in its waters acting under international law
Jakarta cites UNCLOS as Iranian-linked vessels pass through its waters amid United States blockade and rising regional tensions.
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A photo illustration taken on May 4, 2026 in Nicosia, shows a person in front of a large screen displaying vessel movements in the Strait of Hormuz on a ship-tracking website. (AFP/-)
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wo vessels passing through Indonesian waters after reportedly breaching the United States imposed blockade of the Straits of Hormuz are exercising their rights lawfully according to international law, the Indonesian foreign ministry said in a recent statement.
Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Yvonne Mewengkang said rules of navigation including on Indonesian waters were subject to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea that respected all kinds of navigation rules in respective maritime zones.
“Indonesian government is currently verifying the [facts] on the ground and continue internal coordination,”
“[Indonesia] views that the said ships are exercising their right of innocent passage according to international law,” Yvonne said in a statement on Tuesday.
She said the government continued to monitor the situation and would communicate with relevant parties through proper diplomatic channels.
Maritime intelligence company TankerTrackers.com said on Sunday that it detected a National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) VLCC supertanker carrying over 1.9 million barrels of crude oil worth US$220 million managed to evade the US Navy was currently sailing through Lombok Strait heading toward Riau Archipelago.
The vessel is named HUGE (9357183) and is sailing under the Iranian flag. According to vessel tracking provider VesselFinder the ship last departed from Khor Al Fakkan Anchorage in the United Arab Emirates on Feb. 13.
