Indonesia seizes Iranian tanker over suspected illegal oil transfer

Indonesian authorities said they have seized an Iranian tanker and arrested its crew members for illegally transferring oil to another vessel in the country’s exclusive economic zone (Bakamla/AP)

Indonesian authorities said on Wednesday that they have seized an Iranian tanker and arrested its crew members for illegally transferring oil to another vessel in the country’s exclusive economic zone.

The Iranian-flagged MT Arman 114, transporting 272,569 metric tons (2.3 million barrels) of crude oil worth 4.6 trillion rupiah (£235 million), was seized on Friday while carrying out an illegal transshipment to the Cameroon-flagged MT S Tinos near Indonesia’s Natuna waters, said coast guard chief Aan Kurnia.