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The ships “caught red-handed” transferring oil from one to another says Iranian coast guard
Reuters
January 25, 2021
People sit on a boat driving through Balikpapan bay in East Kalimantan province, Indonesia, August 28, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS
JAKARTA:
Indonesia said its coast guard seized the Iranian-flagged MT Horse and the Panamanian-flagged MT Freya vessels over suspected illegal oil transfer in the country’s waters on Sunday.
Coast guard spokesperson Wisnu Pramandita said the tankers, seized in waters off Kalimantan province, have been escorted to Batam island in Riau Island Province for further investigation.
“The tankers, first detected at 5:30 a.m. local time (2130 GMT on Jan. 23) concealed their identity by not showing their national flags, turning off automatic identification systems and did not respond to a radio call,” Wisnu said in a statement on Sunday.
Indonesia said its coast guard seized the Iranian-flagged MT Horse and the Panamanian-flagged MT Freya vessels over suspected illegal oil transfer in the country’s waters on Sunday.
Indonesia seizes Iran, Panama flagged oil tankers: coast guard
Indonesia has seized two oil tankers, including an Iranian-flagged ship laden with crude oil, the country’s coast guard told SP Global Platts on Jan. 25. The incident comes close on the heels of Iran detaining a South Korean tanker with Indonesian crew onboard.
The Iranian tanker is laden with around 280,000 mt of crude, while the other, a Panamian flagged ship is empty, the spokesperson for Indonesia’s Badan Keamanan Laut, or coast guard, Colonel Wisnu Pramandita said.
“Both tankers are being brought to Batam island. The crude oil will be our evidence,” Colonel Wisnu said.